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Page tables for 64-bit computer systems (1998).
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Elphinstone, Kevin Heiser, Gernot Liedtke, Jochen |
| Abstract | Most modern wide-address computer architecture do not prescribe a page table format, but instead feature a software-loaded TLB, which gives the operating system complete flexibility in the implementation of page tables. Such flexibility is necessary, as to date no single page table format has been established to perform best under all loads. With the recent trend to kernelised operating systems, which rely heavily on mapping operations for fast data movement across address-spaces, demands on page tables become more varied, and hence less easy to satisfy with a single structure. This paper examines the issue of page tables suitable for 64-bit systems, particularly systems based on microkernels. We have implemented a number of candidate page table structures in a fast microkernel and have instrumented the kernel's TLB miss handlers. We have then measured the kernel's performance under a variety of benchmarks, simulating loads imposed by traditional compact address spaces (typical for UNI... |
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| Publisher Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Page Table 64-bit Computer System Operating System Complete Flexibility Single Structure Fast Data Movement Tlb Miss Handler Page Table Format Fast Microkernel Single Page Table Format Recent Trend Candidate Page Table Structure Software-loaded Tlb Traditional Compact Address Space Modern Wide-address Computer Architecture 64-bit System |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
