Address Mapping

V = {0, 1, . . . , n - 1} virtual address space

M = {0, 1, . . . , m - 1} physical address space

MAP: V --> M U {0} address mapping function

n > m

Processor

Addr Trans

Mechanism

fault

handler

Main

Memory

Secondary

Memory

a

a'

0

missing item fault

physical address

OS performs

this transfer

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