| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for streamlining the installation of virtual to physical address translations into a translation unit. According to one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for use in a computer system is provided that generally includes a translation unit, a default attribute storage area, and a preload unit. The translation unit stores translations for translating virtual addresses into physical addresses, and each of these translations includes an attribute field. The default translation attribute storage area stores a number of default translation attributes. The preload unit is coupled to the default translation unit and the translation unit. In response to receiving a signal from the translation unit indicating a translation for a virtual address is not stored in the translation unit, the preload unit transmits the appropriate default translation attribute to the translation unit.
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