IBM PowerPC 750GX User Manual

User’s Manual
IBM PowerPC 750GX and 750GL RISC Microprocessor
gx_05.fm.(1.2)
March 27, 2006
Memory Management
Page 191 of 377
Figure 5-6. General Flow of Page and Direct-Store Interface Address Translation
Address Translation with
Segment Descriptor
Access Faulted
Access Faulted
Perform Page Table
Search Operation
Continue Access to
Memory Subsystem
Translate Address
*In the case of
instruction accesses,
causes ISI exception
Load TLB Entry
(See Figure 5-8 on page 203)
(See Figure 5-9 on page 205)
Otherwise
Check T-Bit in
Segment Descriptor
Use EA[0–3] to
Select One of 16 On-Chip
Segment Registers
Page Address
Translation
(T = 0)
Direct-Store
Segment Address
(T = 1)*
I-Fetch with N-Bit Set in
Segment Descriptor
(No-Execute)
PTE Not
Found
PTE Found
Access
Protected
Access
Permitted
Optional in the PowerPC Architecture. Implemented in the 750GX.
DSI/ISI Exception
Compare Virtual Address
with TLB Entries
Generate 52-Bit Virtual
Address from Segment
Descriptor
TLB
Hit
TLB
Miss

IBM PowerPC 750GX Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	PowerPC 750GX
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English