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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Gerald K. Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
John M. Borkenhagen, Rochester, MN (US);
William H. Cochran, Rochester, MN (US);
William P. Hovis, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul W. Rudrud, Rochester, MN (US);
Gerald K. Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
John M. Borkenhagen, Rochester, MN (US);
William H. Cochran, Rochester, MN (US);
William P. Hovis, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul W. Rudrud, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A first method for efficient memory usage includes (1) determining whether data retrieved from a first storage device is characterized as data that is primarily read; and (2) if data retrieved from the first storage device is characterized as data that is primarily read (a) writing the retrieved data in a temporary storage device with short write latency; and (b) writing the retrieved data in a high-density memory. Numerous other aspects are provided.