Claims
- 1. A cache management system including a cache manager, for monitoring and controlling contents of cache memory, said cache management system comprising:
- a cache indexer for maintaining a cache index of data elements stored in at least cache memory;
- a sequential data access indicator, responsive to said cache index, for detecting a plurality of sequential data elements stored in said cache memory, and for providing an indication of said plurality of sequential data elements when said plurality of sequential data elements reaches a sequential data access indicator threshold; and
- a dynamic cache management system adjuster, responsive to said indication of said plurality of sequential data elements, for dynamically adjusting said sequential data access indicator threshold.
- 2. A cache management system including a cache manager, for monitoring and controlling contents of cache memory, said cache management system comprising:
- a cache indexer for maintaining a cache index of data elements stored in at least cache memory;
- a sequential data access indicator, responsive to said cache index, for detecting a plurality of sequential data elements stored in said cache memory, and for providing an indication of said plurality of sequential data elements when said plurality of sequential data elements reaches a sequential data access indicator threshold;
- a data retrieval requester, responsive to said detection of said plurality of sequential data elements for requesting retrieval form at least one data storage device of at least one data element, said at least one data storage device having longer term storage than said cache memory; and
- a dynamic cache management system adjuster, responsive to said indication of said plurality of sequential data elements, for dynamically adjusting said sequential data access indicator threshold.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/893,509, filed Jun. 4, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,381,539 issued Jan. 10, 1995.
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