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WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL RECYCLE QUEUE INFRASTRUCTURE

  • US 20170060753A1
  • Filed: 08/28/2015
  • Published: 03/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for integrating a workload management scheme for a buffer cache in a data storage system with a recycle queue infrastructure, the method comprising:

  • identifying, by a storage server, a workload from a plurality of workloads;

    allocating at least a portion of the buffer cache in the data storage system to the identified workload;

    establishing a soft-limit on allowable usage above which additional usage is degraded;

    determining if the identified workload is exceeding its allocated buffer cache; and

    if the identified workload is exceeding its allocated buffer cache, by an excess, making at least a portion of the excess amount available for scavenging.

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