Virtual address cache and method for sharing data using a unique task identifier
US7865691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual address cache and a method for sharing data. The virtual address cache includes: a memory, adapted to store virtual addresses, task identifiers and data associated with the virtual addresses and the task identifiers; and a comparator, connected to the memory, adapted to determine that data associated with a received virtual address and a received task identifier is stored in the memory if at least a portion of the received virtual address equals at least a corresponding portion of a certain stored virtual address and a stored task identifier associated with the certain stored virtual address indicates that the data is shared between multiple tasks. The method includes: receiving a virtual address and a task identifier for addressing data; determining as to whether the data is stored in a memory based upon a comparison of at least a portion of the received virtual address with at least a portion of an address associated with data stored in memory and based upon a fulfillment of the following criterion: a stored task identifier associated with the certain stored virtual address indicates that the data is shared between multiple tasks.
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