METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MORPHING MEMORY COMPRESSED MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:CA2511752C

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-09

    申请号:CA2511752

    申请日:2003-12-05

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: In a computer system having a main memory for storing data in a compressed format and a processor cache for storing decompressed data, a method for converting the data of said main memory from compressed to uncompressed stat e, comprising the steps of reducing used portions of said main memory to a targ et value; disabling a compressor used for compressing the uncompressed data; decompressing said compressed data of said main memory; moving said decompressed data to physical addresses equal to real addresses; and releasi ng the memory occupied by a compressed memory director and data structures used in steps a. to d.

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