Method and apparatus for dynamically controlling address space allocation
US5852738A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a memory address space in a memory system, the memory system having multiple block address translation entries, each entry defining a portion of the memory address space, including the steps of determining that a received virtual address references a portion of the memory address space not defined by any of the block address translation entries, reallocating at least one of the block address translation entries to define a portion of the memory address space including the received virtual address, and providing a physical address matching the virtual address by using the reallocated block address translation entries. In addition, an apparatus for managing a memory address space in a memory system, the memory system having multiple block address translation entries, each entry defining a portion of the memory address space, including apparatus for determining that a received virtual address references a portion of the memory address space not defined by any of the block address translation entries, apparatus for reallocating at least one of the block address translation entries to define a portion of the memory address space including the received virtual addre…
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