Microprocessor memory management units

1 April 1990

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Micro

Vol. 10 (2) , 70-85
https://doi.org/10.1109/40.52948

Abstract

This tutorial describes the current crop of commercial memory management units (MMUs) for 32-bit microprocessors. The discussion includes both complex- and reduced-instruction-set computers (CISCs and RISCs). The rationale, principles, and issues related to hardware support for memory management and virtual memory are reviewed. The design and features of high-end microprocessor MMUs are reviewed and compared with respect to a common set of criteria. Special attention is paid to Unix requirements and multiprocessor, multiple MMU considerations. The MMUs covered are Intel 80386, i486, and i860; Motorola's 68851 (MMU for the 68020), 68030, 68040, and 88200 (MMU for the 88000 series); the Fujitsu MB86920 (Sparc MMU); and the MIPS R2000/R3000.

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