Translation lookaside buffer (TLB) arrangement wherein the TLB contents retained for a task as swapped out and reloaded when a task is rescheduled
US6356989B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for utilizing Translation Lookaside Buffers (TLB) for maintaining page tables in a paging unit on a computer system. TLB contents for executing tasks are retained when the task is swapped out. The contents are then reloaded into the TLB when the task is again scheduled for execution. Spare memory cycles are utilized to transfer outgoing TLB data into memory, and incoming TLB data for a next scheduled task from memory.
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