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System translation look-aside buffer with request-based allocation and prefetching

US9141556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2013
Grant dateSep 22, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/681
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system TLB accepts translation prefetch requests from initiators. Misses generate external translation requests to a walker port. Attributes of the request such as ID, address, and class, as well as the state of the TLB affect the allocation policy of translations within multiple levels of translation tables. Translation tables are implemented with SRAM, and organized in groups.

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