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Function-based virtual-to-physical address translation

  • US 20070283123A1
  • Filed: 06/05/2006
  • Published: 12/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • detecting invocation of a trap handler;

    determining that said invocation of said trap handler was initiated in response to a failure to locate a valid virtual-to-physical address translation for a given virtual address;

    in response to said determining, invoking a translation function to translate said given virtual address to a physical address;

    wherein said translation function takes said given virtual address as an input; and

    wherein said translation function determines said physical address without reference to a translation table.

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