Method of improving access to a main memory of a computer system, a corresponding computer system and a computer program product
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1. A method of improving access to a main memory of a computer system comprising:
- providing a main memory comprising at least a first memory of a first memory configuration and a second memory of a second memory configuration, andproviding a choice between the first memory and the second memory for access to the main memory,wherein access to the first memory and access to the second memory can be distinguished by the choice depending on the respective access behavior of the first memory and of the second memory,the choice is implemented in a running application program, in a user layer of a hierarchical computer system architecture, the user layer being different from an operating system layer of the hierarchical computer system architecture, andthe application program by the choice decides in advance which of the first memory or the second memory of the main memory it intends to access.
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A method of improving access to a main memory of a computer system includes providing a main memory including at least a first memory of a first memory configuration and a second memory of a second memory configuration, and providing a choice between the first memory and the second memory for access to the main memory, wherein access to the first memory and access to the second memory can be distinguished by the choice depending on the respective access behavior of the first memory and of the second memory, and the choice is provided by a running application program.
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1. A method of improving access to a main memory of a computer system comprising:
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providing a main memory comprising at least a first memory of a first memory configuration and a second memory of a second memory configuration, and providing a choice between the first memory and the second memory for access to the main memory, wherein access to the first memory and access to the second memory can be distinguished by the choice depending on the respective access behavior of the first memory and of the second memory, the choice is implemented in a running application program, in a user layer of a hierarchical computer system architecture, the user layer being different from an operating system layer of the hierarchical computer system architecture, and the application program by the choice decides in advance which of the first memory or the second memory of the main memory it intends to access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A computer system comprising:
- a main memory comprising at least a first memory of a first memory configuration and a second memory of a second memory configuration,
wherein a choice between the first memory and the second memory for access to the main memory is set up such that access to the first memory and access to the second memory can be distinguished by the choice depending on the respective access behavior of the first memory and the second memory, the choice is implemented in an application program in a user layer of a hierarchical computer system architecture, the user layer being different from an operating system layer of the hierarchical computer system architecture, and the application program is configured to decide in advance by the choice which of the first memory or the second memory of the main memory it intends to access. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 12)
- a main memory comprising at least a first memory of a first memory configuration and a second memory of a second memory configuration,
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