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The keys are stored in the bottom nibble of the top byte of pointers (I.e. bits 56-59)
by dan-robertson 6y ago
The keys are stored in the bottom nibble of the top byte of pointers (I.e. bits 56-59)
- londons_explore 6y agoYes, but they also need to be stored somewhere else for the CPU to compare them against something... Where else are they stored...
- Liquid_Fire 6y agoIt's implementation defined (by the hardware). They could be stored in a reserved part of the RAM, or you could build special RAM that can store the extra bits alongside the data, or any other compatible solution.