Variable length cache fill
US4994962A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for selectively filling a cache memory with a variable number of data words in response to the size and type of data transfer requested by the processor associated with the cache. According to the present invention a cache fill of either 16 or 64 bytes are provided. If there is a cache miss and an 8 byte word data transfer as requested, the larger fill is provided, similarly, if the 8 byte word data transfer is not requested, the shorter block of data is provided, resulting in enhanced performance over a fixed length cache fill.
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