Multi-hit control method for shared TLB in a multiprocessor system

摘要

The present invention comprises, for enabling sharing an address translation buffer (TLB=Translation Lookaside Buffer) between plural threads without generating undesirable multi-hits in an information processor which operates in multi-thread mode, an address translation buffer for storing address translation pairs and thread information, a retriever for retrieving an address translation pair of a virtual addresses identical to said virtual address from the address translation buffer for translating the virtual address into a physical address, a determination unit for determining, when plural addresses translation pairs are retrieved by the retriever, whether or not two or more of said thread information are identical among plural thread information corresponding to plural address translation pairs, and a multi-hit controller for suppressing output of multi-hits and directing execution of address translation if the thread information are determined to be different according to the determination unit.