Maintaining processor resources during architectural events

In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes switching between a first address space and a second address space, determining if the second address space exists in a list of address spaces; and maintaining entries of the first address space in a translation buffer after the switching...

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Main Authors Neiger Gilbert, Uhlig Richard A, George Robert T, Brandt Jason W, Mondal Sanjoy K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.11.2016
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes switching between a first address space and a second address space, determining if the second address space exists in a list of address spaces; and maintaining entries of the first address space in a translation buffer after the switching. In such manner, overhead associated with such a context switch may be reduced.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514858835