CONFIGURABLE MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ATOMIC COUNTING OPERATIONS IN A MEMORY DEVICE

A memory system and method for providing atomic memory-based counter operations to operating systems and applications that make most efficient use of counter-backing memory and virtual and physical address space, while simplifying operating system memory management, and enabling the counter-backing...

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Hauptverfasser: OHMACHT MARTIN, GIAMPAPA MARK E, BELLOFATTO RALPH E, GARA ALAN G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A memory system and method for providing atomic memory-based counter operations to operating systems and applications that make most efficient use of counter-backing memory and virtual and physical address space, while simplifying operating system memory management, and enabling the counter-backing memory to be used for purposes other than counter-backing storage when desired. The encoding and address decoding enabled by the invention provides all this functionality through a combination of software and hardware.