SELECTABLE ADDRESS TRANSLATION MECHANISMS

摘要

An address translation capability is provided in which translation structures of different types are used to translate memory addresses from one format to another format (1002, 1004). Multiple translation structure formats (e.g., multiple page table formats, such as hash page tables and hierarchical page tables) are concurrently supported in a system configuration (1002, 1004), and the use of a particular translation structure format in translating an address is selectable (708).