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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZED TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER (TLB) LOOKUPS FOR VARIABLE PAGE SIZES

  • US 20200133881A1
  • Filed: 10/29/2018
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising, by a processing system:

  • receiving a first virtual address for translation to a physical address;

    concurrently determining, based on a first portion of the first virtual address and a second portion of the first virtual address, if a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) data cache stores the physical address associated with the first virtual address, wherein;

    the TLB data cache includes a first TLB array and a second TLB array,the first portion is associated with a first page size and the second portion is associated with a second page size that is different from the first page size, andusing the first portion for performing a lookup in either one of the first TLB array and the second TLB array and using the second portion for performing a lookup in other one of the first TLB array and the second TLB array.

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