Method and apparatus for implementing virtual memory having multiple selected page sizes
US5706461A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for implementing virtual memory having multiple selected page sizes are provided. A virtual address includes a map index and a frame offset. A selector mechanism receives the virtual address frame offset and generates an offset and index. A frame map table indexes the virtual address map index and the selector generated index and generates a base address. The frame map table generated base address and the selector generated offset are combined to provide a physical address.
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