System and method for block write to memory
US7281096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hardware implemented method for writing data to a cache is provided. In this hardware implemented method, a Block Initializing Store (BIS) instruction is received to write the data from a processor core to a memory block. The BIS instruction includes the data from the processor core. Thereafter, a dummy read request is sent to a memory controller and known data is received from the memory controller without accessing a main memory. The known data is then written to the cache and, after the known data is written, the data from the processor core is written to the cache. A system and processor for writing data to the cache also are described.
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