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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Anthony J. Bybell, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Bradly G. Frey, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Karl Gschwind, Chappaqua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a processor and a virtual address transformation unit coupled with the processor. The virtual address transformation unit includes a register. The virtual address transformation unit is configured to receive an indication of a virtual address and read, from the register, a current page size of a plurality of available page sizes. The virtual address transformation unit is also configured to determine a shift amount based, at least in part, on the current page size and perform a bit shift of the virtual address, wherein the virtual address is bit shifted by, at least, the determined shift amount.