发明名称 Hierarchical MRU policy for data cache
摘要 A cache read request is received at a cache comprising a plurality of data arrays, each of the data arrays comprising a plurality of ways. Cache line data from each most recently used way of each of the plurality of data arrays is selected in response to the cache read request and selecting a first data of the received cache line data from the most recently used way of the cache. An execution of an instruction is stalled if data identified by the cache read request is not present in the cache line data from the most recently used way of the cache. A second data from a most recently used way of one of the plurality of data arrays other than the most recently used data array is selected as comprising data identified by the cache read request. The second data is provided for use during the execution of the instruction.
申请公布号 US7536510(B1) 申请公布日期 2009.05.19
申请号 US20050242578 申请日期 2005.10.03
申请人 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 发明人 THOMPSON STEPHEN P.
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