Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Efficiently controlling special memory mapped system accesses
- Patent Title (中): 有效控制特殊内存映射系统访问
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Application No.: US11559028Application Date: 2006-11-13
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Publication No.: US07849287B2Publication Date: 2010-12-07
- Inventor: Mark D. Hummel , Andrew W. Lueck , Andrew G. Kegel
- Applicant: Mark D. Hummel , Andrew W. Lueck , Andrew G. Kegel
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Lawrence J. Merkel
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
In one embodiment, an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) comprises a control register configured to store a base address of a set of translation tables and control logic coupled to the control register. The control logic is configured to respond to an input/output (I/O) device-initiated request having an address within an address range of an address space corresponding to a peripheral interconnect. One or more operations other than a memory operation are associated with the address range, and the control logic is configured to translate the address to a second address outside of the address range if the translation tables specify a translation from the address to the second address, whereby a memory operation is performed in response to the request instead of the one or more operations associated with the address range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080114906A1 Efficiently Controlling Special Memory Mapped System Accesses Public/Granted day:2008-05-15
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