Dynamic Relocation Registers

• Associate with each process a base and bounds register

  • Add base to virtual address
  • If result is > bounds, fault.

• Reload relocation register on context switch.

LD R3, @120 # load R3 with contents of memory location 120

base = 10000

+

>

VA=120

bounds=11000

FAULT

10120

memory

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