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7. Memory Management Unit (MMU)

Rev.1.00 Jan. 10, 2008 Page 143 of 1658

REJ09B0261-0100

Section 7 Memory Management Unit (MMU)

This LSI supports an 8-bit address space identifier, a 32-bit virtual address space, and a 29-bit or

32-bit physical address space. Address translation from virtual addresses to physical addresses is

enabled by the memory management unit (MMU) in this LSI. The MMU performs high-speed

address translation by caching user-created address translation table information in an address

translation buffer (translation lookaside buffer: TLB).

This LSI has four instruction TLB (ITLB) entries and 64 unified TLB (UTLB) entries. UTLB

copies are stored in the ITLB by hardware. A paging system is used for address translation. It is

possible to set the virtual address space access right and implement memory protection

independently for privileged mode and user mode.

The MMU of this LSI runs in several operating modes. In view of physical address mapping

ranges, 29-bit address mode and 32-bit address extended mode are provided. In view of flag

functions of the MMU, TLB compatible mode (four paging sizes with four protection bits) and

TLB extended mode (eight paging sizes with six protection bits) are provided.

Selection between 29-bit address mode and 32-bit address extended mode is made by setting the

relevant control register (bit SE in the PASCR register) by software. This LSI supports 32-bit boot

mode (the system starts up in 32-bit address extended mode at power-on reset), which is specified

through external pins.

Selection between TLB compatible mode and TLB extended mode is made by setting the relevant

control register (bit ME in the MMUCR register) by software. The range of physical address

mapping is explained through sections 7.1, Overview of MMU, to 7.7, Memory-Mapped TLB

Configuration, for the case of 29-bit address mode, which is followed by section 7.8, 32-Bit

Address Extended Mode, where differences from 29-bit address mode are explained.

The flag functions of the MMU are explained in parallel for both TLB compatible mode and TLB

extended mode.

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