摘要 |
Improving cache performance in a data processing system is provided. A cache controller monitors a counter associated with a cache. The cache controller determines whether the counter indicates that a plurality of non-dedicated cache sets within the cache should operate as spill cache sets or receive cache sets. The cache controller sets the plurality of non-dedicated cache sets to spill an evicted cache line to an associated cache set in another cache in the event of a cache miss in response to an indication that the plurality of non-dedicated cache sets should operate as the spill cache sets. The cache controller sets the plurality of non-dedicated cache sets to receive an evicted cache line from another cache set in the event of the cache miss in response to an indication that the plurality of non-dedicated cache sets should operate as the receive cache sets.
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