摘要:
A memory management unit of use in a memory management system. The memory management unit selectively maps a logical address to a respective physical address in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of segment descriptors, each of which defines a logical-to-physical address mapping and a range of address spaces for which such mapping is valid. The mapping is achieved using an improved associative memory circuit. Means are provided to detect mapping conflicts between new segment descriptors and segment descriptors already stored, and to prevent the storage of such conflicting segment descriptors. A method and circuit are provided to coordinate the parallel operation of a plurality of the memory management units or the like.
摘要:
A memory management unit of use in a memory management system. The memory management unit selectively maps a logical address to a respective physical address in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of segment descriptors, each of which defines a logical-to-physical address mapping and a range of address spaces for which such mapping is valid. The mapping is achieved using an improved associative memory circuit. Means are provided to detect mapping conflicts between new segment descriptors and segment descriptors already stored, and to prevent the storage of such conflicting segment descriptors. A method and circuit are provided to coordinate the parallel operation of a plurality of the memory management units or the like.
摘要:
A data processor capable of automatically storing in an external memory all essential information relating to the internal state thereof upon the detection of an access fault during instruction execution. Upon correction of the cause of the fault, the data processor automatically retrieves the stored state information and restores the state thereof in accordance with the retrieved state information. The data processor then resumes execution of the instruction. The faulted access may be selectively rerun upon the resumption of instruction execution. Means are provided to verify that the retrieved state information is valid.
摘要:
An integrated circuit data processor receives interrupt level signals from external circuitry which represent a priority level associated with the external circuitry. These signals are compared with signals representing the current operating level of the processor, and an interrupt pending output is generated if (1) the priority level is higher than the operating level; or (2) a maximum priority level is received. Upon the occurrence of the interrupt pending output, the current instruction program is interrupted, and an instruction program associated with the external circuitry is executed. The processor transmits a signal back to the external circuitry indicating that the interrupt request has been granted and receives a vector number from the external circuitry. A first acknowledgment signal from the external circuitry causes the vector number to be latched in the processor. A second acknowledgment signal from the external circuitry causes a vector to be internally generated. Error circuitry is provided to detect spurious interrupts.
摘要:
A method for executing an executable file. The method includes executing instructions in the executable file by a first process, receiving a write request from a second process to write to the executable file, generating an anonymous file from the executable file in response to the write request, executing the anonymous file by the first process, and accessing the executable file by the second process.
摘要:
In a microcoded data processor, an instruction is provided which enables the microaddress for the micromachine to be externally specified. By way of this instruction, the processor may be directed to execute special microcoded routines otherwise unavailable during normal execution. These special microcoded routines may perform useful functions such as testing in an expeditious manner portions of the circuitry of the processor which would otherwise be difficult to test. For example, the functionality of regular structures such as instruction decoding and control programmable logic arrays (PLA's) may either be gated directly out to the tester or internally analyzed before the accumulated results are presented to the tester. On-board instruction caches may also be efficiently exercised to verify that the tag portion properly determines "hits" and "misses", and that the actual instruction cache portion functions accurately.
摘要:
A data processor communicates with a peripheral device and selectively sets breakpoints with minimal overhead. The data processor utilizes an instruction register to store instructions to be executed. Control means communicate with the peripheral device to selectively set a breakpoint in a software program. When repetitions of the breakpoint are encountered, an exception handler is only executed at the desired breakpoint to minimize overhead. A control portion of the processor selectively receives a breakpoint instruction and stores the breakpoint instruction in the instruction register.
摘要:
A data processor capable of automatically storing in an external memory all essential information relating to the internal state thereof upon the detection of an access fault during instruction execution. Upon correction of the cause of the fault, the data processor automatically retrieves the stored state information and restores the state thereof in accordance with the retrieved state information. The data processor then resumes execution of the instruction. The faulted access may be selectively rerun upon the resumption of instruction execution. Means are provided to verify that the retrieved state information is valid.
摘要:
A method for securely accessing an executable file object includes a step in which a request from the target process to access the executable file object is received by an operating system component, and the object is examined for validity before access is allowed. For objects that cannot be validated, the process is run with privileges bounded by the privilege cap, if the privilege cap permits execution of the object.
摘要:
A method for validating program execution. The method involves identifying a program from a second computer system, obtaining, by a first computer system, a first copy of a page for a file of the program from a second computer system, calculating a hash value for the first copy, storing the first copy in a local memory of the first computer system, storing the hash value for the first copy, and executing the program on the first computer system, where the first copy is removed from the local memory during execution of the program. The method further involves obtaining a second copy of the page from the second computer system, calculating a hash for the second copy, determining whether the hash value for the first copy is equal to the hash value for the second copy, and performing an appropriate action in response to the determination.