Cache memory with variable fetch and replacement schemes
US4928239A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 22, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An instruction is presented to the cache; the instruction includes a cache control specifier which identifies a type of data being requested. Based on the cache control specifier, one of a plurality of replacement schemes is selected for swapping a data block out of the cache.
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