Intel 64 and IA32 architectures Memory Model - Segmentation and Paging

• 32-bit paging: CR0.PG = 1 & CR4.PAE = 0 (section 4.3)
  • CR0.WP
  • CR4.PSE
  • CR4.PGE
  • CR4.SMEP
  • CR4.SMAP
• PAE paging; CR0.PG = 1 & CR4.PAE = 1 & IA32_EFER.LME = 0 (section 4.4)
  • CR0.WP
  • CR4.PGE
  • CR4.SMEP
  • CR4.SMAP
  • IA32_EFER.NXE
• 4-level paging: CR0.PG = 1 & CR4.PAE = 1 & IE32_EFER.LME = 1 (section 4.5)
  • CR0.WP
  • CR4.PGE
  • CR4.PCIDE
  • CR4.SMEP
  • CR4.SMAP
  • CR4.PKE
  • IA32_EFER.NXE

三種不同的 paging model 有這些不同的差異：

• Linear-address 寬度
• Physical-address 寬度
• Page size
• 對 execute-disable access rights 的支援
• 對 PCIDs 的支援
• 對 protection keys 的支援

4.1.3 Paging-Mode Modifies

• The WP flag in CR0 (bit 16).
• The PSE, PGE, PCIDE, SMEP, SMAP, and PKE flags in CR4 (bit 4, bit 7, bit 17, bit 20, bit 21, and bit 22 respectively).
• The NXE flag in the IA32_EFER MSR (bit 11).