Method, system and program product for invalidating a range of selected storage translation table entries
US7197601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/683
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Selected units of storage, such as segments of storage or regions of storage, may be invalidated. The invalidation is facilitated by the setting of invalidation indicators located in data structure entries corresponding to the units of storage to be invalidated. Additionally, buffer entries associated with the invalidated units of storage or other chosen units of storage may be cleared. An instruction is provided to perform the invalidation and clearing. The instruction can be implemented by software emulation, hardware, firmware or some combination thereof.
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