Remote translation mechanism for a multi-node system
US6922766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote translation mechanism for a multi-node system. One embodiment of the invention provides a method for remotely translating a virtual memory address into a physical memory address in a multi-node system. The method includes providing the virtual memory address at a source node, determining that the virtual memory address is to be sent to a remote node, sending the virtual memory address to the remote node, and translating the virtual memory address on the remote node into a physical memory address using a remote-translation table (RTT). The RTT contains translation information for an entire virtual memory address space associated with the remote node.
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