Memory expansion method and apparatus in a virtual memory system

Details Memory expansion method and apparatus in a virtual memory system Memory expansion method and apparatus in a virtual memory system

1993-07-26

1994-05-31

Dixon, Joseph L.

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3642563, 364DIG1, 36424697, 3649612, 364DIG2, 3649649, 395425, G06F 1202, G06F 1206, G06F 1210

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for extending the memory of an electronic data processing system and a method for providing access to the extended memory for reading data, writing data, and refreshing data. The method provides a partitioning of the original virtual address space into a reduced virtual address space and an extended real memory address space. An extended address register is loaded initially with an extended memory control word by the operating system, but this word may not be changed again until the current process is over. If this control word is changed, it is changed by the operating system such that the use of the extended memory is transparent to the application processes using the system. The method further provides for refreshing of the memory circuitry of the extended memory. The apparatus supports the extended real memory address space by decoding the read and write accesses to the extended real address space, and by providing electrical connections for the refreshing of the extended memory circuitry. Thus, with this apparatus and method, the real memory of an electronic data processing system may be multiplied by a factor of two, four, or some higher multiple of two.

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