Intel Corporation
AVOIDING PROCESSOR STALL WHEN ACCESSING COHERENT MEMORY DEVICE IN LOW POWER

Abstract:

A memory subsystem with memory managed with coherent access can manage page table entries to enable putting the memory in a low power state. The memory control can change a page table entry for the memory prior to triggering the memory to enter the low power state. The change to the page table entry will cause a page fault for a subsequent access to the memory. The page fault will trigger handling the access to the memory with a fault routine, avoiding synchronous delay to the memory that would occur with normal access.