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ECE3055 ECE3055 Computer Architecture and Computer Architecture and Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Lecture 9 Memory Subsystem (II) Lecture 9 Memory Subsystem (II) OS Perspective OS Perspective
Prof. Hsien-Hsin Sean LeeProf. Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee
School of Electrical and Computer EngineeringSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology
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BackgroundBackground
Program must be brought into memory and placed within a process for it to be run
Input queue – collection of processes on the disk that are waiting to be brought into memory to run the program
User programs go through several steps before being run
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Binding of Instructions and Data to MemoryBinding of Instructions and Data to Memory
Compile time: If memory location known a priori, absolute code can be generated; must recompile code if starting location changes
Load time: Must generate relocatable code if memory location is not known at compile time
Execution time: Binding delayed until run time if the process can be moved during its execution from one memory segment to another. Need hardware support for address maps (e.g., base and limit registers).
Address binding of instructions and data to memory addresses canhappen at three different stages
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Multi-step Processing of a User Program Multi-step Processing of a User Program
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Virtual vs. Physical Address SpaceVirtual vs. Physical Address Space
The concept of a virtual (or logical) address space that is bound to a separate physical address space is central to proper memory management Virtual address – generated by the CPU; also referred to as
virtual address Physical address – address seen by the memory unit
Virtual and physical addresses are the same in compile-time and load-time address-binding schemes; virtual and physical addresses differ in execution-time address-binding scheme
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Virtual MemoryVirtual Memory
Virtual memory – separation of user logical memory from physical memory. Only part of the program needs to be in memory for
execution. Logical address space can therefore be much larger than
physical address space. Allows address spaces to be shared by several processes. Allows for more efficient process creation.
Virtual memory can be implemented via: Demand paging Demand segmentation
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Virtual Address SpaceVirtual Address Space
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Other Uses of Virtual MemoryOther Uses of Virtual Memory
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Virtual Memory Larger than PhysicalVirtual Memory Larger than Physical
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Schematic View of SwappingSchematic View of Swapping
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PagingPaging
Virtual address space of a process can be non-contiguous in physical address space; process is allocated physical memory whenever the latter is available
Divide physical memory into fixed-sized blocks called frames (size is power of 2, between 512 bytes and 8192 bytes)
Divide logical memory into blocks of same size called pages. Keep track of all free frames To run a program of size n pages, need to find n free frames and
load program OS sets up a page tablepage table to translate virtual to physical addresses Internal fragmentation
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Virtual-to-Physical Address TranslationVirtual-to-Physical Address Translation
Address generated by CPU is divided into:
Page number (p) – used as an index into a page table which contains base address of each page in physical memory
Page offset (d) – combined with base address to define the physical memory address that is sent to the memory unit
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Transfer of a Paged Memory to Transfer of a Paged Memory to Contiguous Disk SpaceContiguous Disk Space
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Paging Example Paging Example
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Paging ExamplePaging Example
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Demand PagingDemand Paging
Bring a page into memory only when it is needed Less I/O needed Less memory needed Faster response More users
Page is needed reference to it invalid reference abort not-in-memory bring to memory
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Address Translation: Page TableAddress Translation: Page Table
With each page table entry a valid–invalid bit is associated(1 in-memory, 0 not-in-memory)
Initially valid–invalid but is set to 0 on all entries Example of a page table snapshot:
During address translation, if valid–invalid bit in page table entry is 0 page faultpage fault
111
1
0
00
Frame # valid-invalid bit
page tablepage table
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Free FramesFree Frames
Before allocation After allocation
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Address Translation Architecture Address Translation Architecture
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Page Table When Some Pages Are Page Table When Some Pages Are Not in Main MemoryNot in Main Memory
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Page FaultPage Fault
If there is ever a reference to a page, first reference will trap to OS page fault
OS looks at another table to decide: Invalid reference abort. Just not in memory.
Get empty frame. Swap page into frame. Reset tables, validation bit = 1. Restart instruction: Least Recently Used
block move
auto increment/decrement location
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Handling Page FaultHandling Page Fault
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What happens if there is no free frame?What happens if there is no free frame?
Page replacement – find some page in memory, but not really in use, swap it out algorithm performance – want an algorithm which will result in
minimum number of page faults
Same page may be brought into memory several times
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Page Table SizePage Table Size
Not all programs will use the entire available address range
Wasteful to create a page table for every page in the address range
Page table is in main memory, some systems provide the following to indicate the size of the page table for faster checking page table base registerpage table base register page table length registerpage table length register
However, the size of a linear page table can be still overwhelmingly large
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Page Table StructurePage Table Structure
Multi-level Paging
Hashed Page Tables
Inverted Page Tables
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Multi-Level (Hierarchical) Page TableMulti-Level (Hierarchical) Page Table
Break up the virtual address space into multiple page tables
Increase the utilization and reduce the physical size of a page table
A simple technique is a two-level page table
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Two-Level Paging ExampleTwo-Level Paging Example
A logical address (on 32-bit machine with 4K page size) is divided into:
a page number consisting of 20 bits a page offset consisting of 12 bits
Since the page table is paged, the page number is further divided into:
a 10-bit page number a 10-bit page offset
Thus, a logical address is as follows:
where pi is an index into the outer page table, and p2 is the displacement within the page of the outer page table
page number page offset
pi p2 d
10 10 12
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Two-Level Page-Table SchemeTwo-Level Page-Table Scheme
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Address-Translation SchemeAddress-Translation Scheme
Address-translation scheme for a two-level 32-bit paging architecture
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Hashed Page TableHashed Page Table
Common in address spaces > 32 bits
The virtual page number is hashed into a page table. This page table contains a chain of elements hashing to the same location.
Virtual page numbers are compared in this chain searching for a match. If a match is found, the corresponding physical frame is extracted.
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Hashed Page TableHashed Page Table
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Inverted Page TableInverted Page Table
One entry for each real page of memory Shared by all active processes Entry consists of the virtual address of the page
stored in that real memory location, with PID information
Decreases memory needed to store each page table, but increases time needed to search the table when a page reference occurs
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Inverted Page Table ArchitectureInverted Page Table Architecture
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Linear Inverted Page TableLinear Inverted Page Table
Contain entries (size of physical memory) in a linear array Need to traverse the array sequentially to find a match Can be time consuming
PID VPNOffsetVPN = 0x2AA70
1 0x7409412 0xFEA001 0x00023
8 0x2AA70
.. . . . . . .
PID = 8
Linear Inverted Page Table
PPN Index
012
0x120C
.. . . . . .
0x120D14 0x2409A
match
OffsetPPN = 0x120DPhysical Address
Virtual Address
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Hashed Inverted Page TableHashed Inverted Page Table
Use hash table to limit the search to smaller number of page-table entries
OffsetVPN = 0x2AA70PID = 8
Virtual Address
Hash PID VPN1 0x7409412 0xFEA001 0x00023
8 0x2AA70
.. . . . . . .
012
0x120C
.. . . . . .
0x120D14 0x2409A
0x0012Next
---0x120D
0x00A00x0980
. . . .
. . . .match
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Implementation of Page TableImplementation of Page Table
Page table is kept in main memory Page-table base register (PTBR) points to the start of
the page table Page-table length register (PRLR) indicates size of the
page table In this scheme every data/instruction access requires
two memory accesses. One for the page table and one for the data/instruction.
The two memory access problem can be solved by the use of a special fast-lookup hardware cache called associative memory or translation look-aside buffers (TLBs)
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Associative MemoryAssociative Memory
Associative memory – parallel search
Address translation (A´, A´´) If A´ is in associative register, get frame # out Otherwise get frame # from page table in memory
Page # Frame #
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Paging Hardware With TLBPaging Hardware With TLB
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Effective Access TimeEffective Access Time
Associative Lookup = time unit Assume memory cycle time is 1 microsecond Hit ratio – percentage of times that a page number is
found in the associative registers; ration related to number of associative registers
Hit ratio = Effective Access Time (EAT)
EAT = (1 + ) + (2 + )(1 – )
= 2 + –
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Memory ProtectionMemory Protection
Memory protection implemented by associating protection bit with each frame
Valid-invalid bit attached to each entry in the page table: “valid” indicates that the associated page is in the process’
logical address space, and is thus a legal page “invalid” indicates that the page is not in the process’ logical
address space
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Shared PagesShared Pages
Shared code One copy of read-only (reentrant) code shared among
processes (i.e., text editors, compilers, window systems). Shared code must appear in same location in the logical
address space of all processes
Private code and data Each process keeps a separate copy of the code and data The pages for the private code and data can appear
anywhere in the logical address space
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Shared Pages ExampleShared Pages Example
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SegmentationSegmentation
Memory-management scheme that supports user view of memory
A program is a collection of segments. A segment is a logical unit such as:
main program,procedure, function,method,object,local variables, global variables,common block,stack,symbol table, arrays
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User’s View of a ProgramUser’s View of a Program
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Logical View of SegmentationLogical View of Segmentation
1
3
2
4
1
4
2
3
user space physical memory space
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Segmentation Architecture Segmentation Architecture
Logical address consists of a two tuple:
<segment-number, offset>, Segment table – maps two-dimensional physical
addresses; each table entry has: base – contains the starting physical address where the
segments reside in memory limit – specifies the length of the segment
Segment-table base register (STBR) points to the segment table’s location in memory
Segment-table length register (STLR) indicates number of segments used by a program;
segment number s is legal if s < STLR
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Segmentation Architecture (Cont.)Segmentation Architecture (Cont.)
Relocation. dynamic by segment table
Sharing. shared segments same segment number
Allocation. first fit/best fit external fragmentation
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Segmentation Architecture (Cont.)Segmentation Architecture (Cont.)
Protection. With each entry in segment table associate: validation bit = 0 illegal segment read/write/execute privileges
Protection bits associated with segments; code sharing occurs at segment level
Since segments vary in length, memory allocation is a dynamic storage-allocation problem
A segmentation example is shown in the following diagram
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Segmentation HardwareSegmentation Hardware
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Example of SegmentationExample of Segmentation
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Sharing of SegmentsSharing of Segments
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Segmentation with Paging – MULTICSSegmentation with Paging – MULTICS
The MULTICS system solved problems of external fragmentation and lengthy search times by paging the segments
Solution differs from pure segmentation in that the segment-table entry contains not the base address of the segment, but rather the base address of a page table for this segment
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MULTICS Address Translation MULTICS Address Translation SchemeScheme
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Segmentation with Paging – Intel x86Segmentation with Paging – Intel x86
As shown in the following diagram, the Intel x86 uses segmentation with paging for memory management with a two-level paging scheme
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Intel 30386 Address TranslationIntel 30386 Address Translation
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Linux on Intel 80x86Linux on Intel 80x86
Uses minimal segmentation to keep memory management implementation more portable
Uses 6 segments: Kernel code Kernel data User code (shared by all user processes, using logical
addresses) User data (likewise shared) Task-state (per-process hardware context) LDT
Uses 2 protection levels: Kernel mode User mode