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Optimizing TLB entries for mixed page size storage in contiguous memory

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OSTI ID:1083581

A system and method for accessing memory are provided. The system comprises a lookup buffer for storing one or more page table entries, wherein each of the one or more page table entries comprises at least a virtual page number and a physical page number; a logic circuit for receiving a virtual address from said processor, said logic circuit for matching the virtual address to the virtual page number in one of the page table entries to select the physical page number in the same page table entry, said page table entry having one or more bits set to exclude a memory range from a page.

Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,429,377
Application Number:
12/684,642
OSTI ID:
1083581
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Optimization of All-to-All Communication on the Blue Gene/L Supercomputer conference September 2008
Blue Gene/L torus interconnection network journal March 2005

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