Re: [Linux-ia64] Re: Lockups on 2.4.1

Michael Madore
2001-02-24T18:45:03Z

Hi,

On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 03:44:07PM +0100, Francis Galiegue wrote:

> Speaking of help, BTW...
>
> 1. what does VHPT mean anyway?

VHPT is an acronym for Virtual Hash Page Table. It is an in memory
extension to the processor's translation lookaside buffer. On a TLB miss,
the CPU can optionally search the VHPT for a translation. I believe in
Linux, the short-format is used. For details, refer to:

Intel IA-64 Architecture
Software Developers Manual
Volume 2: IA-64 System Architecture
Section 4.1.5: Virtual Hash Page Table (VHPT)

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Mike Madore
Software Engineer
TurboLinux, Inc.