Serializing translation lookaside buffer access around address translation parameter modification
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Apr 30, 2013
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Aug 20, 2009
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Feb 15, 2008
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Feb 15, 2008
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Embodiments of the invention include a method of synchronizing translation changes in a processor including a translation lookaside buffer, the method including setting a control bit to enable blocking of all fetch requests that miss the translation lookaside buffer without changing a translation state of the current process; if there is at least one pending translation, then waiting for completion of the at least one pending translation; and resetting the control bit. A processor and a computer program product are provided.
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