Granted Patent B2

US 12,360,918 · App. 18/455,479 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Anthony Asaro (Markham, CA); Kevin Normoyle (Los Gatos, CA); Mark Hummel (Franklin, MA)

Assignee: Onesta IP, LLC

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Abstract

Claims (28)

1. A method for providing memory in a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving a memory access request for a shared memory address;

mapping the received memory access request to at least one virtual memory pool to produce a mapping result; and

performing the memory access request using the mapping result.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mapping of the memory access request to the at least one memory pool to produce a mapping result depends on a processor from which the memory operation originated.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a processor uses the mapping result to perform the memory access request.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is associated with at least one memory resource.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is associated with only one physical memory resource.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is associated with a plurality of physical memory resources.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is not accessible by one processor of a plurality of processors.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is accessible by all processors of a plurality of processors.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is accessible only by a specific type of processor.

10. A computer system comprising:

a shared memory;

a processor; and

a memory instruction mapper, wherein the memory instruction mapper is configured to:

receive a memory access request for a shared memory address from the processor;

map the received memory access request to at least one virtual memory pool to produce a mapping result; and

provide the mapping result to the processor.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the mapping of the memory access request to the at least one virtual memory pool to produce a mapping result depends on the processor from which the memory operation originated.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the memory access request using the mapping result.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the processor uses the mapping result to perform the memory access request.

14. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is associated with at least one memory resource.

15. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is associated with only one physical memory resource.

16. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is associated with a plurality of physical memory resources.

17. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is not accessible by one processor of a plurality of processors.

18. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is accessible by all processors of a plurality of processors.

19. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one virtual memory pool is accessible only by a specific type of processor.

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