Method and apparatus for prefetching data in a computer system
US6119218A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/383
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for prefetching data in a computer system that inces a processor. A prefetch instruction is executed and, in response, data is prefetched from a memory location. It is determined if a memory exception occurred during the prefetching of the data. If a memory exception occurred, the exception is handled if the prefetch instruction indicates to do so.
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