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Supporting secure memory intent

US10282306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Krystof C. Zmudzinski · Forest Grove, US
Siddhartha Chhabra · Portland, US
Uday Savagaonkar · Redmond, US
Simon P. Johnson · Beaverton, US
Rebekah M. Leslie-Hurd · Portland, US
Francis X. McKeen · Portland, US
Gilbert Neiger · Hillsboro, US
Raghunandan Makaram · Northborough, US
Carlos V. Rozas · Portland, US
Amy L. Santoni · Scottsdale, US
Vincent R. Scarlata · Beaverton, US
Vedvyas Shanbhogue · Austin, US
Ilya Alexandrovich · Haifa, IL
Ittai Anati · Ramat HaSharon, IL
Wesley H. Smith · Raleigh, US
Michael A. Goldsmith · Lake Oswego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 3, 2018
Grant date	May 7, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processor for supporting secure memory intent is disclosed. The processor of the disclosure includes a memory execution unit to access memory and a processor core coupled to the memory execution unit. The processor core is to receive a request to access a convertible page of the memory. In response to the request, the processor core to determine an intent for the convertible page in view of a page table entry (PTE) corresponding to the convertible page. The intent indicates whether the convertible page is to be accessed as at least one of a secure page or a non-secure page.

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