Various embodiments of the present invention merge data in a cache memory. In one embodiment a set of store data is received from a processing core. A store merge command and a merge mask from are also received from the processing core. A portion of the store data to perform a merging operation thereon is identified based on the store merge command. A sub-portion of the portion of the store data to be merged with a corresponding set of data from a cache memory is identified based on the merge mask. The sub-portion is merged with the corresponding set of data from the cache memory.
申请公布号
US2011314211(A1)
申请公布日期
2011.12.22
申请号
US20100820511
申请日期
2010.06.22
申请人
BERGER DEANNA P.;FEE MICHAEL F.;JONES CHRISTINE C.;ORF DIANA L.;SONNELITTER, III ROBERT J.;INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
发明人
BERGER DEANNA P.;FEE MICHAEL F.;JONES CHRISTINE C.;ORF DIANA L.;SONNELITTER, III ROBERT J.