Memory protection unit in a virtual processing environment
US8661181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45583
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a memory management system in a virtualized environment. The system comprises a virtual address, a buffer storage such as a translation lookaside buffer provided to store virtual address to physical address translations, a buffer storage such as a page table provided to store virtual address to real address translations and memory protection unit provided to verify whether a physical address obtained from the virtual address is within boundaries of one or more physical system memory regions assigned to a virtual machine.
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