发明名称 |
Translation Data Prefetch in an IOMMU |
摘要 |
In an embodiment, a system memory stores a set of input/output (I/O) translation tables. One or more I/O devices initiate direct memory access (DMA) requests including virtual addresses. An I/O memory management unit (IOMMU) is coupled to the I/O devices and the system memory, wherein the IOMMU is configured to translate the virtual addresses in the DMA requests to physical addresses to access the system memory according to an I/O translation mechanism implemented by the IOMMU. The IOMMU comprises one or more caches, and is configured to read translation data from the I/O translation tables responsive to a prefetch command that specifies a first virtual address. The reads are responsive to the first virtual address and the I/O translation mechanism, and the IOMMU is configured to store data in the caches responsive to the read translation data.
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申请公布号 |
US2008209130(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.08.28 |
申请号 |
US20080112611 |
申请日期 |
2008.04.30 |
申请人 |
KEGEL ANDREW G;HUMMEL MARK D;BOLEYN ERICH S |
发明人 |
KEGEL ANDREW G.;HUMMEL MARK D.;BOLEYN ERICH S. |
分类号 |
G06F12/10;G06F12/08;G06F13/28 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/10 |
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