A memory management and control system that is selectable at the application level by an application programmer is provided. The memory management and control system is based on the use of policy modules. Policy modules are used to specify and control different aspects of memory operations in NUMA computer...http://www.google.de/patents/US6021479?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6021479 - Method, system and computer program product for managing memory in a non-uniform memory access system