发明名称 |
Method for controlling memory system, information processing apparatus, and storage medium |
摘要 |
A method, to be executed by an application program according to an embodiment, for controlling a memory system provided with a nonvolatile memory includes: acquiring an unused memory area from an operating system installed in an information processing apparatus provided with the memory system; prohibiting the acquired unused memory area from being used by any application program other than the above application program; acquiring the address of the acquired unused memory area; and notifying the address of the acquired unused memory area to the memory system. In the method according to an embodiment for controlling a memory system, prohibition state put by the prohibiting is preserved until receiving a change instruction. |
申请公布号 |
US8850105(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.30 |
申请号 |
US201213420051 |
申请日期 |
2012.03.14 |
申请人 |
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
发明人 |
Hida Toshikatsu;Noguchi Michiko |
分类号 |
G06F12/02;G06F3/06 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/02 |
代理机构 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
代理人 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
主权项 |
1. A method, to be executed by an application program, for controlling a memory system provided with a nonvolatile memory, the method comprising:
acquiring an unused memory area from an operating system installed in an information processing apparatus provided with the memory system; prohibiting the acquired unused memory area from being used by any application program other than the application program; acquiring an address of the acquired unused memory area; and notifying the address of the acquired unused memory area to the memory system, wherein a prohibition state set by the prohibiting is preserved until receiving a change instruction. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |