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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Ballard C. Bare, Auburn, CA (US);
Shaun K. Wakumoto, Roseville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ballard C. Bare, Auburn, CA (US);
Shaun K. Wakumoto, Roseville, CA (US);
Assignee:
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/12 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for memory management. One embodiment includes creating a memory control block including a number of sub-blocks, where the number of sub-blocks are capable of storing at least one data structure in a memory device. The method also includes scanning the control block for a free-able data structure having a defined data structure property, marking the free-able data structure as free-able in a bit map, and de-allocating the free-able data structure.