Patent ID: 11907135
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
a processing unit;
random access memory (RAM) coupled to the processing unit and storing instructions that, when executed, perform operations comprising:
receiving a request for memory access directed to virtualized physical memory;
identifying actual physical memory, provided by the RAM, that corresponds to the virtualized physical memory by traversing hierarchical levels of an address table; and
allocating a memory slab associated with access permissions for the memory access, the memory slab being coextensive with at least one of:
a first range of memory sized to encompass ranges of memory in a first table at least one hierarchical level above a hierarchically lowest level; or
a second range of memory sized to encompass ranges of memory in a second table at least one hierarchical level above the first table.