| 发明名称 |
FILTERING REQUESTS FOR A TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER |
| 摘要 |
The present application describes a method and apparatus for filtering requests to a translation lookaside buffer (TLB). Some embodiments of the method include receiving, from a first translation lookaside buffer (TLB), an indication of a first virtual address associated with a request to a second TLB for a page table entry in response to a miss in the first TLB. Some embodiments of the method also include filtering the request based on a comparison of the first virtual address and one or more second virtual addresses associated with one or more previous requests to the second TLB. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2014173244(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.19 |
| 申请号 |
US201213714466 |
申请日期 |
2012.12.14 |
| 申请人 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
发明人 |
Thompson Stephen P. |
| 分类号 |
G06F12/10 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/10 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a first translation lookaside buffer (TLB), an indication of a first virtual address associated with a request to a second TLB for a page table entry in response to a miss in the first TLB; and filtering the request based on a comparison of the first virtual address and one or more second virtual addresses associated with one or more previous requests to the second TLB.
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| 地址 |
Sunnyvale CA US |
