Command-driven translation pre-fetch for memory management units
US9792215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/684
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for pre-fetching address translations in a memory management unit (MMU) of a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the MMU receives a pre-fetch command from an upstream component of the device, the pre-fetch command including an address of an instruction, pre-fetches a translation of the instruction from a translation table in a memory of the device, and stores the translation of the instruction in a translation cache associated with the MMU.
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