ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEMORY THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method for an electronic device to manage memory, comprising:
- determining whether a physical address mapped to a virtual address is consecutive with respect to at least two entries belonging to a plurality of entries having virtual addresses and physical addresses mapped and including a consecutive virtual address;
merging entries in which the virtual address and the physical address are consecutive into one entry if, as a result of the determination, the physical addresses of the at least two entries are consecutive; and
storing the merged entry in first memory.
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method for managing memory thereof are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for an electronic device to manage memory, comprising: determining whether a physical address mapped to a virtual address is consecutive with respect to at least two entries belonging to a plurality of entries having virtual addresses and physical addresses mapped and including a consecutive virtual address; merging entries in which the virtual address and the physical address are consecutive into one entry if, as a result of the determination, the physical addresses of the at least entries are consecutive; and storing the merged entry in first memory.
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1. A method for an electronic device to manage memory, comprising:
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determining whether a physical address mapped to a virtual address is consecutive with respect to at least two entries belonging to a plurality of entries having virtual addresses and physical addresses mapped and including a consecutive virtual address; merging entries in which the virtual address and the physical address are consecutive into one entry if, as a result of the determination, the physical addresses of the at least two entries are consecutive; and storing the merged entry in first memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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first memory storing an entry; and a controller configured to determine whether a physical address mapped to a virtual address is consecutive with respect to at least two entries belonging to a plurality of entries having virtual addresses and physical addresses mapped and including a consecutive virtual address, to merge entries in which the virtual address and the physical address are consecutive into one entry if, as a result of the determination, the physical addresses of the at least two entries are consecutive, and to control to store the merged entry in the first memory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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