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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Anthony J. Bybell, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael K. Gschwind, Chappaqua, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes identifying, by a processor, a first page table entry (PTE) of a page table for translating virtual addresses to main storage addresses, the page table comprising a second page table entry contiguous with the second page table entry, determining with the processor whether the first PTE may be joined with the second PTE, the determining based on the respective pages of main storage being contiguous, and setting a marker in the page table for indicating that the main storage pages of identified by the first PTE and second PTEs are contiguous.