Adjusting a memory transfer setting with large main memory capacity

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9361226-B2
Application number	US-201213428969-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2012
Priority date	Mar 23, 2012
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

An apparatus for adjusting a memory transfer setting includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining that an amount of main memory exceeds a threshold percentage of secondary storage on an information handling device. The machine readable code also includes an adjustment module adjusting a memory transfer setting on the information handling device in response to the determination module determining that the amount of main memory exceeds the threshold percentage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a storage device storing machine-readable code;
a processor executing the machine-readable code, the machine-readable code comprising:
a determination module determining that a ratio of an amount of main memory to a secondary storage for an information handling device exceeds a threshold; and
an adjustment module adjusting a memory transfer setting on the information handling device in response to the determination module determining that the ratio exceeds the threshold.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment module adjusting the memory transfer setting further comprises the adjustment module disabling a memory transfer sleep state on the information handling device, wherein the memory transfer sleep state transfers data from main memory to the secondary storage in connection with entering a sleep state.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the adjustment module disables the memory transfer sleep state on the information handling device in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (“ACPI”) settings.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the memory transfer sleep state comprises an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (“ACPI”) S4 state.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment module adjusting the memory transfer setting further comprises the adjustment module modifying a page file for swapping data between main memory and the secondary storage.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the adjustment module modifies the page file by one of limiting a size of the page file and disabling the page file.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a reference module referencing the amount of main memory of the information handling device and one or more of the storage capacity of the secondary storage and an available storage space of the secondary storage.

8. A method comprising:
determining that a ratio of an amount of main memory to a secondary storage for an information handling device exceeds a threshold; and
disabling a memory transfer sleep state on the information handling device in response to determining that the ratio exceeds the threshold.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the memory transfer sleep state transfers data from main memory to the secondary storage in connection with entering a sleep state.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein disabling the memory transfer sleep state further comprises disabling the memory transfer sleep state on the information handling device in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (“ACPI”) settings.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the memory transfer sleep state comprises an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (“ACPI”) S4 state.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising referencing the amount of main memory of the information handling device and the storage capacity of the secondary storage of the information handling device.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing machine readable code executed by a processor to perform the operations of:
determining that a ratio of an amount of main memory to a secondary storage for an information handling device exceeds a threshold;
disabling a memory transfer sleep state on the information handling device in response to determining that the ratio of exceeds the threshold.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the memory transfer sleep state transfers data from main memory to the secondary storage in connection with entering a sleep state.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein disabling the memory transfer sleep state further comprises disabling the memory transfer sleep state on the information handling device in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (“ACPI”) settings.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the memory transfer sleep state comprises an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (“ACPI”) S4 state.

Assignees

• Chapman Cory Allen
• Keown Jr William Fred
• Long Jr John Edward
• Pamley Marc Richard
• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Chapman Cory Allen
• Keown Jr William Fred
• Long Jr John Edward
• Pamley Marc Richard

Classifications

• G06F12/08 Primary

  in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems · CPC title

• G06F12/02

  Addressing or allocation; Relocation (program address sequencing G06F9/00; arrangements for selecting an address in a digital store G11C8/00) · CPC title