Method and apparatus for injecting write data into a cache
US7155572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0835
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system (100, 600) has a memory hierarchy including a cache (124, 624) and a lower-level memory system (170, 650). A data element having a special write with inject attribute is received from a data producer (160, 640), such as an Ethernet controller. The data element is forwarded to the cache (124, 624) without accessing the lower-level memory system (170, 650). Subsequently at least one cache line containing the data element is updated in the cache (124, 624).
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