Practice - Handling TLB Misses
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Practice Questions
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What is a TLB miss?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a required entry is not available.
What does the valid bit in a page table entry signify?
💡 Hint: What does it mean if a bit is set to 1?
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What happens when a TLB miss occurs?
💡 Hint: What is the immediate follow-up action when a miss occurs?
True or False: A valid bit being set to 0 means the page is loaded in physical memory.
💡 Hint: Recall what the valid bit represents.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe a scenario where a TLB miss can lead to multiple page faults. How does the OS prevent this from impacting system performance?
💡 Hint: Consider how the order of memory accesses affects the likelihood of faults.
Analyze how different TLB sizes might impact performance in a heavily accessed application. What factors must be considered?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between TLB size and access patterns.
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