Patent attributes
Methods and apparatus offload tiered memories management. The method includes obtaining a pointer to a stored memory management structure associated with tiered memories, where the memory management structure includes a plurality of memory management entries and each memory management entry of the plurality of memory management entries includes information for a memory section in one of the tiered memories. In some instances, the method includes scanning at least a part of the plurality of memory management entries. In certain instances, the method includes generating a memory profile list, where the memory profile list includes a plurality of profile entries and each profile entry of the plurality of profile entries corresponding to a scanned memory management entry in the memory management structure.