Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory management unit
- Patent Title (中): 内存管理单元
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Application No.: US14560464Application Date: 2014-12-04
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Publication No.: US09213650B2Publication Date: 2015-12-15
- Inventor: Erik Persson , Ola Hugosson , Andreas Bjorklund
- Applicant: ARM Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Cambridge
- Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F12/10
- IPC: G06F12/10 ; G06F12/12

Abstract:
A data processing apparatus is provided comprising a plurality of master devices configured to issue memory access requests including virtual addresses. A memory management unit is configured to receive memory access requests and to translate a virtual address included in a memory access request from a requesting master device into a physical address indicating a storage location in memory. The memory management unit has an internal storage unit having a plurality of entries wherein indications of corresponding virtual address portions and physical address portions are stored. The memory management unit is configured to select an entry of the internal storage unit in dependence on the virtual address and an identifier of the requesting master device. Conflict between the master devices in their usage of the internal storage unit is thus avoided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150089148A1 MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT Public/Granted day:2015-03-26
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