Managing memory

1. A method for managing memory, comprising:

monitoring usage status of memory in a first computer device to determine available memory addresses;

mapping at least one part of the available memory addresses to externally accessible shared memory addresses; and

managing the shared memory addresses based on a memory table such that the at least one part of the available memory addresses are accessible to a second computer device via the shared memory addresses, and the memory is connected to a dual in-line memory module interface of the first computer device;

wherein mapping at least one part of the available memory addresses to the externally accessible shared memory addresses comprises:

registering the at least one part of the available memory addresses with a network adapter of the first computer device; and

obtaining a shared memory address corresponding to the at least one part of the available memory addresses based on a configuration associated with the network adapter.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the memory table maintains information on a usage status of the shared memory addresses, comprising at least one of an “available” usage status and an “occupied” usage status; and an initial status being set as the “available” usage status.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein managing the shared memory addresses based on the memory table so that the at least one part of the available memory addresses are accessible to the second computer device via the shared memory addresses comprises:

in response to a use request from the second computer device, allocating to the second computer device at least one part of shared memory addresses with “available” usage status among the shared memory addresses; and

updating the status of the at least one part of shared memory addresses as “occupied” usage status.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

in response to a release request from the second computer device, releasing a shared memory address corresponding to the release request; and

updating the released shared memory address to “available” usage status.

5. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

in response to a release request from the second computer device, returning to the first computer device memory associated with a shared memory address corresponding to the release request; and

demapping the returned memory to corresponding shared memory addresses.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a resource shortage occurring in the first computer device, returning to the first computer device memory associated with at least one part of shared memory addresses with “available” usage status; and

demapping the returned memory to corresponding shared memory addresses.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises at least one of a solid state memory, a solid state disk memory, a phase change memory and a random access memory.

8. An apparatus for managing memory, comprising:

a memory module configured to

monitor usage status of memory in a first computer device so as to determine available memory addresses;

map at least one part of the available memory addresses to externally accessible shared memory addresses; and

manage the externally accessible shared memory addresses based on a memory table such that the at least one part of the available memory addresses are accessible to a second computer device via the shared memory addresses, and the memory is connected to a dual in-line memory module interface of the first computer device;

wherein the memory module is further configured to

register the at least one part of the available memory addresses with a network adapter of the first computer device; and

obtain a shared memory address corresponding to the at least one part of the available memory addresses used on a configuration associated with the network adapter.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the memory table maintains information on a usage status of the shared memory addresses, comprising at least one of an “available” usage status and an “occupied” usage status, and an initially status being set as the “available” usage status.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , further configured to

in response to a use request from the second computer device, allocate to the second computer device at least one part of shared memory addresses with “available” usage status among the shared memory addresses; and

update status of the at least one part of shared addresses as “occupied” usage status.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , further configured to

in response to a release request from the second computer device, release a shared memory address corresponding to the release request; and

update status of the released shared address as “available” usage status.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , further configured to

in response to a release request from the second computer device, return to the first computer device memory associated with a shared memory address corresponding to the release request; and

demap the returned memory to corresponding shared memory addresses.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , further configured to

in response to a resource shortage occurring in the first computer device, return to the first computer device memory associated with at least one part of shared addresses with “available” usage status; and

demap the returned memory to corresponding shared memory addresses.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the memory comprises at least one of a solid state memory, a solid state disk memory, and a phase change memory and a random access memory.

15. The apparatus for managing memory according to claim 8 , further configured to

in response to a memory shortage occurring in the second computer device, request memory from the first computer device.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , further configured to release the requested memory in response to the second computer device completing using the requested memory.