Hardware enforced memory access permissions
US9286245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/79
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for hardware enforced memory access permissions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes address translation hardware and memory access hardware. The address translation hardware is to support translation of a first address, used by software to access a memory, to a second address, used by the processor to access the memory. The memory access hardware is to detect an access permission violation.
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