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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2012
Edgar R. Cordero, Round Rock, TX (US);
Robert B. Tremaine, Stormville, NY (US);
Varkey Kalloorthazchayil Varghese, Bangalore, IN;
Diyanesh B. Vidyapoornachary, Bangalore, IN;
Edgar R. Cordero, Round Rock, TX (US);
Robert B. Tremaine, Stormville, NY (US);
Varkey Kalloorthazchayil Varghese, Bangalore, IN;
Diyanesh B. Vidyapoornachary, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to process a request for a memory space from a memory controller. A particular method may include communicating, by a memory controller, a request for a memory space of a memory to a computer program. The memory controller is configured to initialize the memory, and the memory controller is configured to perform operations on the memory as instructed. The computer program is configured to make memory spaces of the memory available in response to requests for the memory spaces of the memory. The method may also include using, by the memory controller, the memory space in response to an indication from the computer program that the memory space is available. Also provided are systems and methods for copying a memory space by a memory controller to a memory space under exclusive control of the memory controller.