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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Joerg Deutschle, Winnenden, DE;

Ute Gaertner, Schoenaich, DE;

Lisa C. Heller, Rhinebeck, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/1027 (2013.01);
Abstract

A translation lookaside buffer coherency unit with Emulated Purge (TCUEP) translates a first virtual address for a first instruction into a first physical address. The TCUEP detects a multi-processor coherency operation that will cause hit suppression for certain entries in a TLB and purging of certain entries in the TLB. The TCUEP translates a second virtual address for a second instruction into a second physical address and stores the second physical address in a second entry in the TLB. The TCUEP configures a second marker in the second entry to indicate that the hit suppression is not allowed for the second entry, and that the purging is not allowed for the second entry. The TCUEP receives a first address translation request that indicates a hit in the second entry. The TCUEP resolves the first address translation request by returning the second physical address.


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