Synchronizing an instruction cache and a data cache on demand
US7360022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0848
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for performing a direct memory access (DMA) operation in a virtualized environment to obtain a page from a memory and store the page in a data cache, and synchronizing the page in the data cache and an instruction cache if the page implicates instruction information, otherwise not synchronizing the page. In this manner, synchronizations may be performed on demand. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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