Question
After a page fault is serviced, why must the faulting instruction usually be restarted?
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Correct Answer: D. The original memory reference did not complete and must execute again with the page now resident
Explanation:
A precise page fault occurs before the instruction successfully completes its required memory access.
Restarting the instruction preserves the same program behavior as if the page had already been present.
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