Method to optimize effective page number to real page number translation path from page table entries match resumption of execution stream
US7350051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/681
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for optimizing EPN to RPN translation when a data miss occurs. The method, system and computer program product take advantage of the high-likelihood of finding the matching PTE in the first half of the PTEG and utilize early data-coming signals from the L2 cache to prime the data-flow pipe to the D-ERAT arrays and requesting a joint steal cycle for executing the write into the D-ERAT and a restart request for re-dispatching the next-to-complete instruction.
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