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ARM DDI 0192A
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Chapter 6
Memory Management Unit
This chapter describes the Memory Management Unit (MMU). It contains the following
sections:
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About the MMU on page 6-2
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MMU program accessible registers on page 6-4
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Address translation process on page 6-5
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Level 1 descriptor on page 6-7
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Page table descriptor on page 6-8
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Section descriptor on page 6-9
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Translating section references on page 6-11
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Level 2 descriptor on page 6-12
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Translating small page references on page 6-14
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Translating large page references on page 6-16
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MMU faults and CPU aborts on page 6-18
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Fault address and fault status registers on page 6-19
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Domain access control on page 6-21
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Fault checking sequence on page 6-22
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External aborts on page 6-25
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Interaction of the MMU, IDC, and write buffer on page 6-26.