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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Atsushi Fukuda, Saitama-ken, JP;
Masakuni Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuto Yamafuji, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Yonezawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Atsushi Fukuda, Saitama-ken, JP;
Masakuni Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuto Yamafuji, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Yonezawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, and associated system, for allocating memory to a first pipeline that includes a sequence of filters. Each filter is configured to execute a process specific to each filter, receive input data, and generate output data. The output data from each filter, except the last filter in the sequence, serves as the input data to the next filter in the sequence. An optimum memory capacity is allocated to the first pipeline if possible. Otherwise, a guaranteed memory bandwidth is allocated to the first pipeline if possible. Otherwise, extra memory currently allocated to a second pipeline is currently released if the second pipeline not currently performing processing or subsequently released when the second pipeline subsequently completes performing processing that is currently being performed, followed by allocating the extra memory to the first pipeline.