Apparatus and method to share a cache memory
US7039763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0866
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus and method to share a cache memory is provided. The method may include dynamically partitioning a cache memory to cache data for one or more active clients during operation of the cache memory, wherein the number of active clients varies during operation of the cache memory. The apparatus may include a control device coupled to a cache memory to dynamically partition the cache memory.
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