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Method of accessing multiple virtual address spaces and computer system

US5295251A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 1990
Grant dateMar 15, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/1036
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system operable as a virtual machine system capable of accessing multiple virtual address spaces, which has an access register translation means for translating a space identifier into an origin address of a table for address translation and a translation pair memory for storing translation pairs of the space identifiers and the associated origin addresses. In each entry of the translation pair memory, a field is provided in association with the translation pair, for storing a machine identifier of the guest virtual machine associated with the translation pair. When accessing a virtual address space, a guest virtual machine makes reference only to the associated translation pair based on the virtual machine identifier thereof.

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