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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Krystof C. Zmudzinski, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Siddhartha Chhabra, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Uday R. Savagaonkar, Portland, OR (US);
Simon P. Johnson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Rebekah M. Leslie-Hurd, Portland, OR (US);
Francis X. McKeen, Portland, OR (US);
Gilbert Neiger, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Raghunandan Makaram, Northborough, MA (US);
Carlos V. Rozas, Portland, OR (US);
Amy L. Santoni, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Vincent R. Scarlata, Beaverton, OR (US);
Vedvyas Shanbhogue, Austin, TX (US);
Ilya Alexandrovich, Haifa, IL;
Ittai Anati, Haifa, IL;
Wesley H. Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Goldsmith, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A processor for supporting secure memory intent is disclosed. The processor of the disclosure includes a memory execution unit to access memory and a processor core coupled to the memory execution unit. The processor core is to receive a request to access a convertible page of the memory. In response to the request, the processor core to determine an intent for the convertible page in view of a page table entry (PTE) corresponding to the convertible page. The intent indicates whether the convertible page is to be accessed as at least one of a secure page or a non-secure page.