Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cache and a method for replacing entries in the cache
- Patent Title (中): 缓存和替换缓存中条目的方法
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Application No.: US13031520Application Date: 2011-02-21
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Publication No.: US08832381B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Douglas B. Hunt
- Applicant: Douglas B. Hunt
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Mahamedi Paradice LLP
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F13/28

Abstract:
A processor is provided. The processor including a cache, the cache having a plurality of entries, each of the plurality of entries having a tag array and a data array, and a remapper configured to create at least one identifier, each identifier being unique to a process of the processor, and to assign a respective identifier to the tag array for the entries related to a respective process, the remapper further configured to determine a replacement value for the entries related to each identifier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120215985A1 CACHE AND A METHOD FOR REPLACING ENTRIES IN THE CACHE Public/Granted day:2012-08-23
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