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Electronic device and method for managing memory thereof

  • US 10,642,749 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2016
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for an electronic device to manage memory, comprising:

  • determining whether at least two virtual addresses are contiguous, from a plurality of entries;

    determining whether at least two physical addresses mapped to the at least two virtual addresses are contiguous, in case that the at least two virtual addresses are contiguous;

    merging at least two entries in which the virtual address and the physical address are consecutive into one merged entry, in case that the at least two physical addresses are contiguous, the merged entry including a specific bit; and

    storing the merged entry in a first memory comprising a plurality of ways, the merged entry comprising information indicating a number of entries being merged,wherein a location, where the merged entry is stored, is determined at a way of the plurality of ways based on the specific bit and the information indicating the number of entries being merged.

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