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Title: Silent store detection and recording in memory storage

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1346040

An aspect includes receiving a write request that includes a memory address and write data. Stored data is read from a memory location at the memory address. Based on determining that the memory location was not previously modified, the stored data is compared to the write data. Based on the stored data matching the write data, the write request is completed without writing the write data to the memory and a corresponding silent store bit, in a silent store bitmap is set. Based on the stored data not matching the write data, the write data is written to the memory location, the silent store bit is reset and a corresponding modified bit is set. At least one of an application and an operating system is provided access to the silent store bitmap.

Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
B599858
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Patent Number(s):
9,588,768
Application Number:
14/948,725
OSTI ID:
1346040
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Nov 23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

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Silent store detection and recording in memory storage patent September 2016
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Reducing Energy Dissipation of Wireless Sensor Processors Using Silent-Store-Filtering MoteCache
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book January 2006

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