System and method for reducing the number of translation buffer invalidates an operating system needs to issue
US7496730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Access bit contained in a page table entry is utilized for reducing the number of translation buffer flushes that an operating system needs to issue. A translation buffer flush occurs only when a page table entry is to become invalid and the Access bit of the page table entry is set.
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