Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Kavaky

Joseph J. Kavaky has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dynamic self-tuning memory management method and system
    Patent number: 7093097
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining a pinned kernel memory pool from which memory buffers are allocated to time critical processing tasks. The memory pool initially comprises a base block of pinned kernel memory to which additional memory blocks are added as more buffers are requested. Non-contiguous memory blocks may be used because they are maintained as a linked list. New buffer requests are satisfied from the earliest added blocks. The most recently added memory blocks are periodically examined for use to determine if they are in use and are returned to the kernel memory pool if they are unused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Herr, Joseph J. Kavaky
  • Dynamic self-tuning memory management method and system
    Publication number: 20030101324
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining a pinned kernel memory pool from which memory buffers are allocated to time critical processing tasks. The memory pool initially comprises a base block of pinned kernel memory to which additional memory blocks are added as more buffers are requested. Non-contiguous memory blocks may be used because they are maintained as a linked list. New buffer requests are satisfied from the earliest added blocks. The most recently added memory blocks are periodically examined for use to determine if they are in use and are returned to the kernel memory pool if they are unused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Brian D. Herr, Joseph J. Kavaky