18673667. TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER MAINTENANCE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE simplified abstract (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
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TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER MAINTENANCE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE
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TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER MAINTENANCE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18673667 titled 'TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER MAINTENANCE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE
The abstract describes a method for maintaining a translation lookaside buffer in an electronic device with multiple physical central processing units (CPUs) running multiple threads.
- The method involves determining a physical CPU range corresponding to a process and updating the translation lookaside buffer information based on page table information.
- This process ensures efficient memory management and data access for the running threads on the physical CPUs.
- By updating the TLB information based on the page table information, the method optimizes the performance of the electronic device.
- The method is designed to enhance the overall processing speed and efficiency of the electronic device by managing memory access effectively.
- This innovation is crucial for improving the performance of electronic devices with multiple CPUs running multiple threads simultaneously.
Potential Applications: This technology can be applied in high-performance computing systems, servers, and other electronic devices with multiple CPUs to optimize memory management and data access.
Problems Solved: The method addresses the challenge of efficiently managing memory access and data retrieval in electronic devices with multiple physical CPUs running multiple threads.
Benefits: - Improved performance and efficiency of electronic devices with multiple CPUs - Enhanced memory management and data access optimization - Increased processing speed and overall system performance
Commercial Applications: This technology can be utilized in servers, data centers, supercomputers, and other high-performance computing systems to enhance their processing capabilities and efficiency.
Questions about Translation Lookaside Buffer Maintenance: 1. How does the method optimize memory management in electronic devices with multiple physical CPUs? 2. What are the potential benefits of updating TLB information based on page table information in terms of system performance and efficiency?
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments of this application disclose a translation lookaside buffer maintenance method and a related device. The method is applied to an electronic device, the electronic device includes a plurality of physical central processing units (CPUs), a first process is run on the electronic device, the first process currently includes M first threads, the M first threads are currently being respectively run on M physical CPUs of the plurality of physical CPUs, and M is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The method includes: determining a physical CPU range S currently corresponding to the first process, where the physical CPU range S includes the M physical CPUs on which the first threads in the first process are currently being run; and updating, based on page table information maintained by the first process, translation lookaside buffer TLB information maintained by all physical CPUs in the physical CPU range S
