Cache memory system including a cache memory employing a tag including associated touch bits

摘要

A cache memory system including a cache memory employing a tag including associated touch bits. The system includes a first cache memory subsystem having a first cache storage and a second cache memory subsystem including a second cache storage. The first cache storage may store a first plurality of cache lines of data. The second cache storage may store a second plurality of cache lines of data. Further the second cache memory subsystem includes a tag storage which may store a plurality of tags each corresponding to a respective cache line of the second plurality of cache lines. In addition, each of said plurality of tags includes an associated bit indicative of whether a copy of the corresponding respective cache line is stored within the first cache memory subsystem.