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Address translation for input/output devices using hierarchical translation tables

US7444493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2004
Grant dateOct 28, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/404
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to perform address translation. A table structure is indexed by a source identifier of an input/output (I/O) transaction specifying a guest physical address and requested by an I/O device to map the I/O device to a domain assigned to the I/O device. An address translation structure translates the guest physical address to a host physical address corresponding to the I/O transaction.

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