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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Matrox Electronics System, Ltd., Dorval, CA;
Inventors:
Jean-Jacques Ostiguy, Montréal, CA;
Amir Tadros, Laval, CA;
Assignee:
Matrox Graphics Inc., Dorval, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/26 (2006.01); G06F 9/34 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0802 (2013.01); G06F 2212/652 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of memory management using a page table is provided where the method supports memory pages having a plurality of page sizes including a first page size and a second page size, where the second page size is a multiple (N) of the first page size. If the page table does not include an entry for a memory page of the first page size, the method includes reducing a size of the page table by eliminating at least one of a plurality of sections of the page table.