Patent ID: 6195734
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A computer system that executes transaction requests, comprising:a memory requester that transmits a transaction request that includes a requested virtual address;a system memory storing a remapping table, the remapping table including virtual registers each storing a pointer that references the target location in the system memory; anda system controller coupled to the memory requester and the system memory, the system controller being structured to convert the requested virtual address to a physical address of a selected one of the virtual registers of the remapping table, the system controller having a memory interface structured to use the physical address of the selected virtual register to obtain the pointer stored in the selected virtual register, and further having an address decoder structured to receive from the memory interface the pointer stored in the selected virtual register, use a target offset portion of the requested virtual address, together with the pointer stored in the selected virtual register, to access the selected target location in the system memory.