Providing metadata in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB)
US8819392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/681
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) to store entries each having a translation portion to store a virtual address (VA)-to-physical address (PA) translation and a second portion to store bits for a memory page associated with the VA-to-PA translation, where the bits indicate attributes of information in the memory page. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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