Method and system for optimizing translation lookaside buffer entries
US7366869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/652
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for optimizing translation lookaside buffer entries is provided. The system includes a translation lookaside buffer configured to store a number of entries, each entry having a size attribute, each entry referencing a corresponding page, and control logic configured to modify the size attribute of an existing entry in the translation lookaside buffer if a new page is contiguous with an existing page referenced by the existing entry. The existing entry after having had its size attribute modified references a consolidated page comprising the existing page and the new page.
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