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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1997
Jonel George, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Steven Gardner Glassen, Wallkill, NY (US);
Matthew Anthony Krygowski, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Moon Ju Kim, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Allen Herman Preston, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
David Emmett Stucki, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A data processing system has a processing unit and a memory which provides a common pool of physical storage. This storage is initially assigned as either main storage or expanded storage during power on. Subsequent to the initial assignment, storage assigned as main storage or expanded storage may be unassigned and thus returned to the common pool. Once returned to the common pool, the storage may be reassigned as either main storage or expanded storage. The storage reassignment is done dynamically without requiring a reset action and transparent to the operating system and any active application programs.