Patents by Inventor Natalie Marie Post

Natalie Marie Post 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).

  • Method, system, and computer program product for creating and managing memory affinity in logically partitioned data processing systems
    Patent number: 6912625
    Abstract: A method, system, and product are described for creating and managing affinity between memory and processors in logical partitions in a data processing system. The data processing system includes multiple processors. A memory affinity data structure is established. The memory affinity data structure identifies ones of the processors that have a close affinity with each one of multiple regions of the system memory. A memory affinity parameter is established and is utilized to determine whether memory affinity is required for each one of the logical partitions. In response to a determination that memory affinity is required for one of the logical partitions, the memory affinity data structure is utilized by a partition manager for the logical partition to allocate an optimal amount of memory that has a close affinity to ones of the processors that are assigned to the logical partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Kimberlin Foster, Van Hoa Lee, Casey Lee McCreary, Priya Paul, Natalie Marie Post, Quan Wang
  • Method, system, and computer program product for creating and managing memory affinity in logically partitioned data processing systems
    Publication number: 20040139287
    Abstract: A method, system, and product are described for creating and managing affinity between memory and processors in logical partitions in a data processing system. The data processing system includes multiple processors. A memory affinity data structure is established. The memory affinity data structure identifies ones of the processors that have a close affinity with each one of multiple regions of the system memory. A memory affinity parameter is established and is utilized to determine whether memory affinity is required for each one of the logical partitions. In response to a determination that memory affinity is required for one of the logical partitions, the memory affinity data structure is utilized by a partition manager for the logical partition to allocate an optimal amount of memory that has a close affinity to ones of the processors that are assigned to the logical partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Kimberlin Foster, Van Hoa Lee, Casey Lee McCreary, Priya Paul, Natalie Marie Post, Quan Wang