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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Orit Levin Michael, Newton, MA (US);
Ron Arnan, Brookline, MA (US);
Amnon Naamad, Brookline, MA (US);
Sachin More, Marlborough, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and criteria are used in connection with promoting a slot within a cache in the form of a replacement queue. A cache slot may be promoted based on an inequality that considers the following criteria: probability of losing a cache hit, gaining a cache hit, and the price or cost associated with promoting a slot. The foregoing criteria may be used in accordance with a predetermined promotion policy when the replacement queue is in a locked state and an unlocked state, or only when the replacement queue is in a locked state. Different costs may be associated with the state of the replacement queue as locked or unlocked as the replacement queue may be locked in connection with operations that are performed on the replacement queue. The cost associated with a locked replacement queue may be different than the cost associated with an unlocked replacement queue. Different thresholds and values associated with the foregoing criteria may be specified as dynamic system parameters.