A hardware implementation of capability-based addressing

  • Authors:
  • G. J. Myers;B. R. S. Buckingham

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM Systems Research Institute, New York, N. Y.;IBM Systems Research Institute, New York, N. Y.

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News
  • Year:
  • 1980

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Abstract

The SWARD architecture, an experimental higher-level architecture, contains the naming and protection concept of capability-based addressing. After discussing the merits of capability-based addressing, its general representation in the SWARD architecture is discussed. The initial representation of capability-based addressing in the architecture led to a set of problems; these problems are described, as well as their solutions. Finally, the implementation of capabilities by the processor is discussed.