Method for optimized representation of page table entries
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRonny Ronen, Andrew F. Glew, Maury J. Bach, Robert C. Valentine, Richard A. Uhlig, Opher D. Kahn
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AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRonny Ronen, Andrew F. Glew, Maury J. Bach, Robert C. Valentine, Richard A. Uhlig, Opher D. Kahn
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Method for producing a predetermined length page memory pointer record, according to a selected page size and a selected page address, the method including the procedures of: determining a dynamic location of a separator bit within the page memory pointer record, according to the selected page size and an initial page size, the initial page size being respective of the smallest page size in a given memory system, writing a predetermined value to the dynamic location, writing a sequence of values opposite to the predetermined value to selected page size bits of the page memory pointer record, when the selected page size is different than the initial page size, and writing the selected page address to selected page address bits of the page memory pointer record.
In a multi page size memory system, including an initial page size, said initial page size being respective of the smallest page size in the memory system, a method for retrieving page size and page address from a memory page pointer record, the memory page pointer record having a dynamic length page size sub-string and a dynamic length page address sub-string, separated by a separator bit, the method comprising the procedures of:
Method for producing a predetermined length page memory pointer record, according to a selected page size and a selected page address, the method comprising the procedures of:
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