Reliability of diskless network-bootable computers using non-volatile memory cache
    82.
    发明授权
    Reliability of diskless network-bootable computers using non-volatile memory cache 有权
    使用非易失性内存缓存的无盘网络可引导计算机的可靠性

    公开(公告)号:US07036040B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-25

    申请号:US10304367

    申请日:2002-11-26

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus is provided that provides a reliable diskless network-bootable computers using a local non-volatile memory (NVM) cache. The NVM cache is used by the computer when the network is temporarily unavailable or slow. The cache is later synchronized with a remote boot server having remote storage volumes when network conditions improve. It is determined if data is to be stored in the NVM cache or the remote storage volume. Data sent to the remote storage volume is transactionally written and the data is cached in the NVM cache if a network outage is occurring or a transaction complete message has not been received. The data stored in the NVM cache allows the user to continue operating during network outages and the computer can be cold-booted using the data in the NVM cache if the network is unavailable.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种使用本地非易失性存储器(NVM)高速缓存提供可靠的无盘网络可引导计算机的方法和装置。 当网络暂时不可用或缓慢时,计算机使用NVM缓存。 当网络条件改善时,缓存随后与具有远程存储卷的远程引导服务器同步。 确定数据是否要存储在NVM缓存或远程存储卷中。 发送到远程存储卷的数据是事务性写入的,如果网络中断发生或尚未收到事务完成消息,则数据将缓存在NVM缓存中。 存储在NVM缓存中的数据允许用户在网络中断期间继续运行,并且如果网络不可用,则可以使用NVM缓存中的数据对计算机进行冷启动。

    Aligning animation state update and frame composition
    86.
    发明授权
    Aligning animation state update and frame composition 有权
    对齐动画状态更新和帧组成

    公开(公告)号:US08773442B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-08

    申请号:US13543129

    申请日:2012-07-06

    IPC分类号: G06T13/00

    摘要: An event, such as a vertical blank interrupt or signal, received from a display adapter in a system is identified. Activation of a timer-driven animation routine that updates a state of an animation and activation of a paint controller module that identifies updates to the state of the animation and composes a frame that includes the updates to the state of the animation are aligned, both being activated based on the identified event in the system.

    摘要翻译: 识别从系统中的显示适配器接收的事件,例如垂直空白中断或信号。 激活更新动画状态的定时器驱动的动画例程,并激活标识动画状态的更新并组成包括对动画状态的更新的帧的绘图控制器模块,两者都是 基于系统中识别的事件激活。

    Methods and mechanisms for proactive memory management
    88.
    发明授权
    Methods and mechanisms for proactive memory management 有权
    主动记忆管理的方法和机制

    公开(公告)号:US08539186B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-17

    申请号:US12759536

    申请日:2010-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/121 G06F12/122

    摘要: A proactive, resilient and self-tuning memory management system and method that result in actual and perceived performance improvements in memory management, by loading and maintaining data that is likely to be needed into memory, before the data is actually needed. The system includes mechanisms directed towards historical memory usage monitoring, memory usage analysis, refreshing memory with highly-valued (e.g., highly utilized) pages, I/O pre-fetching efficiency, and aggressive disk management. Based on the memory usage information, pages are prioritized with relative values, and mechanisms work to pre-fetch and/or maintain the more valuable pages in memory. Pages are pre-fetched and maintained in a prioritized standby page set that includes a number of subsets, by which more valuable pages remain in memory over less valuable pages. Valuable data that is paged out may be automatically brought back, in a resilient manner. Benefits include significantly reducing or even eliminating disk I/O due to memory page faults.

    摘要翻译: 一种主动,有弹性和自调整的内存管理系统和方法,在实际需要数据之前,通过将可能需要的数据加载并保存到存储器中,从而实现内存管理的实际和可察觉的性能改进。 该系统包括针对历史存储器使用监视,存储器使用分析,具有高价值(例如,高度利用)页面的刷新存储器,I / O预取效率和激进磁盘管理的机制。 基于内存使用信息,页面将以相对值为优先级,并且机制可以预先获取和/或维护内存中更有价值的页面。 页面被预先抓取并维护在优先级备用页面集中,其包括多个子集,通过这些子集,更有价值的页面保留在不太有价值的页面上的内存中。 可以以弹性方式自动带回分页的宝贵数据。 优点包括显着减少或甚至消除由于内存页错误导致的磁盘I / O。

    Cross-platform compatibility framework for computer applications
    89.
    发明授权
    Cross-platform compatibility framework for computer applications 有权
    计算机应用程序的跨平台兼容性框架

    公开(公告)号:US08516505B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-20

    申请号:US12048626

    申请日:2008-03-14

    摘要: A computer with a platform that reduces cross-platform compatibility issues associated with executable computer components. A context for a component to be executed on a computer is detected. The context may be detected by searching metadata associated with the component and locating the context therein. If the context is not found in the metadata, then a context may be inferred in other ways, such as from a subsystem major/minor version. Execution of the component invokes one or more components of a computer operating system that provides a platform for executing operations that support execution of the component. Branch components present in the platform are used to select behaviors for the operations based at least in part on the detected context of the component. By providing a context-based selection from any of multiple targeted behaviors for an operation performed by the platform, cross-platform compatibility is improved.

    摘要翻译: 具有减少与可执行计算机组件相关的跨平台兼容性问题的平台的计算机。 检测要在计算机上执行的组件的上下文。 可以通过搜索与组件相关联的元数据并在其中定位上下文来检测上下文。 如果在元数据中找不到上下文,则可以以其他方式推断上下文,例如从子系统主要/次要版本。 组件的执行调用计算机操作系统的一个或多个组件,该组件提供用于执行支持组件执行的操作的平台。 存在于平台中的分支组件用于至少部分地基于检测到的组件的上下文来选择用于操作的行为。 通过从由平台执行的操作的多个目标行为中提供基于上下文的选择,提高了跨平台兼容性。

    Hardware accelerated caret rendering
    90.
    发明授权
    Hardware accelerated caret rendering 有权
    硬件加速插入符号渲染

    公开(公告)号:US08411036B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-02

    申请号:US13523655

    申请日:2012-06-14

    IPC分类号: G06F3/033 G06F13/14 G09G5/08

    CPC分类号: G06F3/14 G09G5/08 G09G5/363

    摘要: Techniques for hardware accelerated caret rendering are described in which a system based caret is emulated using hardware acceleration technology. The hardware accelerated caret can be rendered using dedicated graphics processing hardware to look and feel like a system caret. This can involve using pixel shaders to produce the hardware accelerated caret and a employing a back-up texture to remove the caret after it is drawn and cause the caret to blink. In addition, rendering of the caret can be coordinated with other animations and/or other presentations of a frame buffer to piggy back drawing of the caret onto other drawing operations. This can reduce the number of times the frame buffer is presented and therefore improve performance.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于硬件加速插入符号渲染的技术,其中使用硬件加速技术来模拟基于系统的插入符号。 硬件加速插入符号可以使用专用的图形处理硬件来渲染,看起来像一个系统插入符号。 这可能涉及使用像素着色器产生硬件加速插入符号,并采用后备纹理在绘制后删除插入符号,并导致插入符号闪烁。 此外,插入符号的呈现可以与框架缓冲器的其他动画和/或其他呈现进行协调,以将插入符号的图形背面绘制到其它绘图操作上。 这可以减少帧缓冲区呈现的次数,从而提高性能。