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13. TLBs and Page Fault Handling

The chapter explores the challenges of managing page tables in computer systems, particularly regarding address translation speed and memory access efficiency. It discusses the implementation of page tables in hardware and the use of Translation Lookaside Buffers (TLBs) as a solution to minimize costly memory accesses. Furthermore, the chapter details the caching mechanism of TLBs, the handling of page faults, and the performance implications of these strategies on system operations.

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Sections

  • 13.1

    Computer Organization And Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

    This section discusses the methods for improving address translation speed in computer memory, focusing on TLBs and page fault handling.

    Learning Practice

  • 13.2

    Tlbs And Page Fault Handling

    This section discusses Translation Lookaside Buffers (TLBs) and their role in speeding up address translation and managing page faults in virtual memory systems.

    Learning Practice

  • 13.2.1

    Motivation

    This section explores the challenges of page table access in computer architecture, emphasizing the need for efficiency.

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  • 13.2.2

    Page Table Implementation In Hardware

    This section discusses the implementation of page tables in hardware and the implications for address translation speed, particularly in the context of managing large address spaces.

    Learning Practice

  • 13.2.2.1

    Context Switch With Page Tables In Hardware

    This section examines the relationship between page tables and context switching in computer architecture, highlighting hardware implementation and strategies for efficiency.

    Learning Practice

  • 13.2.2.2

    Example Of Hardware Implemented Page Tables

    This section discusses the implementation of page tables in hardware to improve address translation speed and reduce memory access time during context switching.

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  • 13.2.3

    In-Memory Page Tables

    This section explores in-memory page tables, focusing on strategies to enhance address translation speed in systems with large virtual address spaces.

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  • 13.2.3.1

    Context Switch With Page Tables In Memory

    This section discusses the strategies for optimizing address translation via page tables in memory, particularly through hardware implementations and the use of translation lookaside buffers (TLBs).

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  • 13.2.4

    Translation Lookaside Buffer (Tlb)

    The Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) is a cache used to reduce the time it takes to access memory addresses by storing recent translations of virtual memory addresses to physical addresses.

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  • 13.2.4.1

    Tlb Hit And Miss Handling

    This section discusses TLB hit and miss handling, focusing on the techniques used for efficient address translation in computer memory.

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  • 13.2.4.2

    Miss Penalty And Locality Of Reference

    This section discusses the concept of miss penalty in computer architecture, emphasizing the importance of locality of reference in efficient memory management and the use of translation lookaside buffers (TLB) to enhance address translation speed.

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  • 13.2.4.3

    Tlb Replacement Strategies

    This section discusses TLB replacement strategies, focusing on the management of translation lookaside buffers to optimize memory address translations and mitigate long access times.

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What we have learnt

  • Page tables can be large, n...
  • Translation Lookaside Buffe...
  • Efficient handling of page ...

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