PCIE traffic tracking hardware in a unified virtual memory system
US9940286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/1041
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for tracking memory page accesses in a unified virtual memory system. An access tracking unit detects a memory page access generated by a first processor for accessing a memory page in a memory system of a second processor. The access tracking unit determines whether a cache memory includes an entry for the memory page. If so, then the access tracking unit increments an associated access counter. Otherwise, the access tracking unit attempts to find an unused entry in the cache memory that is available for allocation. If so, then the access tracking unit associates the second entry with the memory page, and sets an access counter associated with the second entry to an initial value. Otherwise, the access tracking unit selects a valid entry in the cache memory; clears an associated valid bit; associates the entry with the memory page; and initializes an associated access counter.
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