System and method for maintaining solvency within a cache
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a cache manager, an amount of accessible data for a portion of a cache associated with the cache manager, wherein determining the amount of accessible data occurs independently of a request by a client to read or write data to the portion of the cache;
comparing the amount of accessible data to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, wherein the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value;
determining, for one or more clients associated with the cache manager, an amount of releasable data if the amount of accessible data exceeds one of the first threshold value and the second threshold value;
precluding, if the amount of accessible data exceeds the second threshold value, one or more clients associated with the cache manager from writing to the portion of the cache;
communicating, to one or more clients associated with the cache manager, a request for the one or more clients to release the amount of releasable data for the respective client;
receiving, from one or more clients associated with the cache manager, information associated with data requested to be released by the one or more clients; and
determining, at the cache manager, an amount of data released by the one or more clients associated with the cache manager.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a computing system includes a cache including one or more memories and a cache manager. The cache manager is able to determine an amount of accessible data for a portion of the cache associated with the cache manager; compare the amount of accessible data to a threshold value; determine, for one or more clients associated with the cache manager, an amount of releasable data if the amount of accessible data exceeds the threshold value; communicate, to one or more clients associated with the cache manager, the amount of releasable data for the client; receive from one or more clients associated with the cache manager information associated with data released by the one or more clients; and determine an amount of data released by the one or more clients associated with the cache manager.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a cache manager, an amount of accessible data for a portion of a cache associated with the cache manager, wherein determining the amount of accessible data occurs independently of a request by a client to read or write data to the portion of the cache; comparing the amount of accessible data to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, wherein the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value; determining, for one or more clients associated with the cache manager, an amount of releasable data if the amount of accessible data exceeds one of the first threshold value and the second threshold value; precluding, if the amount of accessible data exceeds the second threshold value, one or more clients associated with the cache manager from writing to the portion of the cache; communicating, to one or more clients associated with the cache manager, a request for the one or more clients to release the amount of releasable data for the respective client; receiving, from one or more clients associated with the cache manager, information associated with data requested to be released by the one or more clients; and determining, at the cache manager, an amount of data released by the one or more clients associated with the cache manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to:
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determine, at a cache manager comprising the one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media, an amount of accessible data for a portion of a cache associated with the cache manager, wherein the determination of the amount of accessible data occurs independently of a request by a client to read or write data to the portion of the cache; compare the amount of accessible data to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, wherein the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value; determine, for each of one or more clients associated with the cache manager, an amount of releasable data if the amount of accessible data exceeds the first threshold value; precluding, if the amount of accessible data exceeds the second threshold value, one or more clients associated with the cache manager from writing to the portion of the cache; communicate, to each client associated with the cache manager, a request for the client to release the amount of releasable data for the respective client; receive, from each client associated with the cache manager, information associated with data requested to be released by the one or more clients; determine, at the cache manager, an amount of data released by the one or more clients associated with the cache manager. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computing system, comprising:
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a cache comprising one or more memories; and a cache manager; and wherein the cache manager is operable to; determine an amount of accessible data for a portion of the cache associated with the cache manager, wherein the determination of the amount of accessible data occurs independently of a request by a client to read or write data to the portion of the cache; compare the amount of accessible data to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, wherein the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value; determine, for one or more clients associated with the cache manager, an amount of releasable data if the amount of accessible data exceeds the first threshold value; precluding, if the amount of accessible data exceeds the second threshold value, one or more clients associated with the cache manager from writing to the portion of the cache; communicate, to one or more clients associated with the cache manager, a request for the one or more clients to release the amount of releasable data for the client; receive, from one or more clients associated with the cache manager, information associated with data requested to be released by the one or more clients; and determine an amount of data released by the one or more clients associated with the cache manager. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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