Method and apparatus for address re-mapping

The invention relates to the general field of data processors. In particular, it relates to method and apparatuses for address re-mapping of the data processors. Methods and apparatuses for mapping a logical address to a physical address, in a data processing system having at least one host processo...

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Hauptverfasser: Trivedi, Sushma Shrikant, Bratt, Joseph P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to the general field of data processors. In particular, it relates to method and apparatuses for address re-mapping of the data processors. Methods and apparatuses for mapping a logical address to a physical address, in a data processing system having at least one host processor with host processor cache and host memory. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes translating a memory access request from logical addresses to physical addresses through a memory mapping mechanism, determining whether the physical address is configured for cache coherent access, if so, transmitting the request to cache coherent interface, and otherwise, transmitting the request to cache non-coherent interface. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.