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AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsWei-Hsiang CHEN, Ricardo RAMIREZ
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An extended translation look-aside buffers (eTLB) for converting virtual addresses into physical addresses is described, which includes both a set associative memory structure (SAM) and a content addressable memory (CAM) structure. An improved approach for operating an eTLB is described in which the same instruction is issued to perform the same task regardless of the exact underlying memory structure within the eTLB being accessed. For flush operations, the same instruction to perform a TLB flush can be provided to the eTLB that operates upon both the CAM and the SAM, which is then handled differently by the underlying implementation system of the eTLB depending upon whether the CAM and/or SAM is being accessed.
A method for utilizing a memory structure, comprising,
An apparatus having an extended translation look-aside buffer (eTLB) for converting a virtual address into a physical address, the eTLB comprising,
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process for utilizing a memory, the process comprising:
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