Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tracking ownership of memory in a data processing system through use of a memory monitor
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Application No.: US15841135Application Date: 2017-12-13
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Publication No.: US10732841B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Jerry W. Stevens
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06 ; G06F12/00 ; G06F9/50

Abstract:
Ownership of a memory unit in a data processing system is tracked by assigning an identifier to each software component in the data processing system that can acquire ownership of the memory unit. An ownership variable is updated with the identifier of the software component that acquires ownership of the memory unit whenever the memory unit is acquired.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180107396A1 TRACKING OWNERSHIP OF MEMORY IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM THROUGH USE OF A MEMORY MONITOR Public/Granted day:2018-04-19
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