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Self-referencing Page Tables for the x86-Architecture

29 points - today at 8:58 AM

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  • no92

    today at 12:18 PM

    If I'm not mistaken, this is just fractal mapping, which is very common. See https://wiki.osdev.org/Fractal_Page_Mapping

    • cmpxchg8b

      today at 11:04 AM

      I'm confused, is this meant to be presented as new work? Windows has done this for a very long time.

        • protoman3000

          today at 11:40 AM

          Itโ€™s a bachelorโ€™s thesis.

          • als0

            today at 11:45 AM

            "There is only a single reference5 dated to 2010 indicating that Microsoft might use a similar approach for its NT kernel."

        • maximgeorge

          today at 11:43 AM

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