Dual TLB structure for supporting two page sizes

A new translation lookaside buffer (TLB) structure is proposed which supports dual page sizes so as to obtain the effect of multiple page sizes with high performance and at low cost without operating system support. According to the results of a comparison and analysis, a similar performance can be...

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Published inElectronics letters Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 705 - 706
Main Authors Lee, Jung-Hoon, Lee, Jang-Soo, Park, Gi-Ho, Lee, Kil-Whan, Kim, Shin-Dug
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.04.2000
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Summary:A new translation lookaside buffer (TLB) structure is proposed which supports dual page sizes so as to obtain the effect of multiple page sizes with high performance and at low cost without operating system support. According to the results of a comparison and analysis, a similar performance can be achieved by using fewer TLB entries compared with conventional TLBs.
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ISSN:0013-5194
DOI:10.1049/el:20000514