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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Uwe Brandt, Stuttgart, DE;
Ute Gaertner, Schoenaich, DE;
Lisa C. Heller, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Markus Helms, Boeblingen, DE;
Thomas Köhler, Holzgerlingen, DE;
Frank Lehnert, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Jennifer A. Navarro, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Rebecca S. Wisniewski, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for operating translation look-aside buffers, TLBs, in a multiprocessor system. A purge request is received for purging one or more entries in the TLB. When the thread doesn't require access to the entries to be purged the execution of the purge request at the TLB may start. When an address translation request is rejected due to the TLB purge, a suspension time window may be set. During the suspension time window, the execution of the purge is suspended and address translation requests of the thread are executed. After the suspension window is ended the purge execution may be resumed. When the thread requires access to the entries to be purged, it may be blocked for preventing the thread sending address translation requests to the TLB and upon ending the purge request execution, the thread may be unblocked and the address translation requests may be executed.