Abstract: A system can use a dynamic memory allocation technique to selectively transfer data between storage devices in the system. This dynamic memory allocation technique can simulate hard memory in software, which improves the efficiency of data transfers between the storage devices and dramatically increases system performance. The system may include a mass memory that stores application data and non-application data, a dump memory for receiving application data and non-application data from the mass memory, and a memory array for receiving only application data from the dump memory. The system may further include computer-readable instructions for performing the data transfers between the mass memory, the dump memory, and the memory array.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an article and system for the selective transfer or filtering of data between storage devices using the application data itself with dynamic memory allocation to make the selection or create the filter criteria. A logic simulation device can utilize a dynamic memory allocation algorithm to simulate hard memory in software which improves the efficiency of data transfers between memory devices and dramatically increases performance of the logic simulation device.

Abstract: A system and method for selective transfer of application data between storage devices in a computer system. Application data and non-application data are stored in a mass memory device. The application data and non-application data are received in a dump memory. Data in the dump memory is examined to identify the application data. A secondary address for the application data is derived. Application data from the dump memory indicated by the secondary address is received by a memory array. The application data indicated by the secondary address is parsed. Parsed application data is transferred from the memory array to dump memory. The parsed application data and the non-application data are transferred from the dump memory to the mass memory device. Finally, unexamined data is dumped from the mass memory device to the dump memory. The application data in one example represents a circuit to be simulated and the circuit could be described in a hardware description language such as VERILOG.