View source for Intel corporation (20240126695). METHOD AND APPARATUS TO USE DRAM AS A CACHE FOR SLOW BYTE-ADDRESSIBLE MEMORY FOR EFFICIENT CLOUD APPLICATIONS simplified abstract

=METHOD AND APPARATUS TO USE DRAM AS A CACHE FOR SLOW BYTE-ADDRESSIBLE MEMORY FOR EFFICIENT CLOUD APPLICATIONS=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:intel corporation|intel corporation]]


[[Category:intel corporation]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Yao Zu Dong of Shanghai (CN)|Yao Zu Dong of Shanghai (CN)]][[Category:Yao Zu Dong of Shanghai (CN)]]

[[:Category:Kun Tian of Shanghai (CN)|Kun Tian of Shanghai (CN)]][[Category:Kun Tian of Shanghai (CN)]]

[[:Category:Fengguang Wu of TENGCHONG (CN)|Fengguang Wu of TENGCHONG (CN)]][[Category:Fengguang Wu of TENGCHONG (CN)]]

[[:Category:Jingqi Liu of Shanghai (CN)|Jingqi Liu of Shanghai (CN)]][[Category:Jingqi Liu of Shanghai (CN)]]

==METHOD AND APPARATUS TO USE DRAM AS A CACHE FOR SLOW BYTE-ADDRESSIBLE MEMORY FOR EFFICIENT CLOUD APPLICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240126695 titled 'METHOD AND APPARATUS TO USE DRAM AS A CACHE FOR SLOW BYTE-ADDRESSIBLE MEMORY FOR EFFICIENT CLOUD APPLICATIONS

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract of the patent application describes a method for identifying and migrating a guest memory page in a virtualized system to a target memory page in a faster memory, based on the number of accesses to a page table entry for the guest memory page by an application running in a virtual machine on a processor.

* Explanation of the patent/innovation:
  * Identification of a first guest memory page based on accesses to a page table entry by an application in a virtual machine.
  * Pausing the execution of the virtual machine and the application on the processor.
  * Migration of the first guest memory page to a target memory page in a faster memory.

== Potential Applications ==
This technology could be applied in cloud computing environments, data centers, and virtualized systems to optimize memory management and improve performance.

== Problems Solved ==
1. Efficient memory management in virtualized systems.
2. Enhancing the speed and performance of applications running in virtual machines.

== Benefits ==
1. Improved overall system performance.
2. Enhanced efficiency in memory utilization.
3. Better resource allocation in virtualized environments.

== Potential Commercial Applications ==
Optimizing memory usage in cloud computing services for faster data processing.

== Possible Prior Art ==
There may be prior art related to memory management techniques in virtualized systems, but specific examples are not provided in the abstract.

== Unanswered Questions ==

=== How does this technology impact overall system reliability? ===
The abstract does not mention the impact of this technology on system reliability. Further research or analysis may be needed to determine if there are any implications for system reliability.

=== Are there any potential security concerns associated with this memory migration process? ===
The abstract does not address any security considerations related to migrating memory pages in a virtualized system. It would be important to investigate whether this process introduces any vulnerabilities or risks to the system.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

various embodiments are generally directed to virtualized systems. a first guest memory page may be identified based at least in part on a number of accesses to a page table entry for the first guest memory page in a page table by an application executing in a virtual machine (vm) on the processor, the first guest memory page corresponding to a first byte-addressable memory. the execution of the vm and the application on the processor may be paused. the first guest memory page may be migrated to a target memory page in a second byte-addressable memory, the target memory page comprising one of a target host memory page and a target guest memory page, the second byte-addressable memory having an access speed faster than an access speed of the first byte-addressable memory.



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