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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:

Forrest C. Foltz, Redmond, WA (US);

David N. Cutler, Medina, WA (US);

Inventors:

Forrest C. Foltz, Redmond, WA (US);

David N. Cutler, Medina, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Page tables in the last level of a hierarchical page table system are scanned for candidate page tables. Candidate page tables are converted to large pages, having a page table entry in a level before the last level of the hierarchical page table system adjusted to be associated with the newly created large page. Upon receiving a notification that a large page is to be converted into a page table, a new page table is created. Each entry in the new page table is associated with a small segment of memory in the large page and an entry in a page table one level before the last level in a hierarchical page table system is adjusted to be associated with the new page table.


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