Question: 4 . ( 1 2 points total ) Assume that we have a computer that uses virtual memory. It has a TLB , a (

4.(12 points total) Assume that we have a computer that uses virtual memory. It has a
TLB, a (L1) cache, and a page table. Furthermore, we can assume the following:
A TLB access requires 4 ns
A cache access requires 7 ns
A memory access requires 20 ns
A disk access requires 15 ms (this includes updating the page table, cache, and
TLB)
The TLB hit ratio is 95%
The cache hit rate is 98%
The page fault rate is .005%
On a page fault, the page is fetched from disk, and access is restarted. In other
words, you must re-do the access after the disk block is retrieved (see flowchart
in Chapter 6).
All references are sequential (no overlap, nothing done in parallel)
a.(3 points) Assume that the CPU is trying to retrieve a virtual address. The
address is in a page that has just been retrieved from disk when the
preceding virtual address was processed. What is the time to access this new
address?
b.(3 points) Assume that the CPU is trying to retrieve a virtual address. The
address is in a page that has already been retrieved from disk. However, this
retrieval was a relatively long time ago and neither the TLB nor the L1 cache
have any relevant info for this access. What is the time to access this
address?
c.(3 points) Given the configuration above, give the effective access time for a
lookup in the page table (this is just for the lookup you are not concerned
about the cost of a page fault).
d.(3 points) Assume that all caches have been disabled (no TLB, no data
caches, etc.). The CPU now receives a virtual address. In this scenario, what
is the effective access time to retrieve the value associated with this virtual
address?

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