Top "Tlb" questions

The translation lookaside buffer (TLB) enables modern CPUs to quickly map virtual memory addresses to physical memory addresses and vice versa.

Difference between logical addresses, and physical addresses?

I am reading Operating Systems Concept and I am on the 8th chapter! However I could use some clarification, or …

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calculate the effective access time

This is a paragraph from Operating System Concepts, 9th edition by Silberschatz et al: The percentage of times that the …

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cache miss, a TLB miss and page fault

Can someone clearly explain me the difference between a cache miss, a tlb miss and page fault, and how do …

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What is TLB shootdown?

What is a TLB shootdown in SMPs? I am unable to find much information regarding this concept. Any good example …

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Demand Paging: Calculating effective memory access time

I can't understand the answer to this question: Consider an OS using one level of paging with TLB registers. If …

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Difference between Cache and Translation LookAside Buffer[TLB]

What is the difference between Cache and Translation LookAside Buffer [TLB] ?

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TLB misses vs cache misses?

Could someone please explain the difference between a TLB (Translation lookaside buffer) miss and a cache miss? I believe I …

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How to Calculate Effective Access Time

Assume TLB hit ratio is 90%, physical memory access takes 100ns, TLB access takes 20 ns, compute the effective access time for …

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Can a TLB hit lead to page fault in memory?

In UC Berkley Video lectures on OS by John Kubiatowicz (Prof. Kuby) available on web, he mentioned that TLB hit …

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Physical or virtual addressing is used in processors x86/x86_64 for caching in the L1, L2 and L3?

Which addressing is used in processors x86/x86_64 for caching in the L1, L2 and L3(LLC) - physical or …

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