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Method and apparatus for appending buffer areas to requested memory

US7428616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2005
Grant dateSep 23, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/601
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information processing apparatus has a CPU, a memory, a cache memory and a cache controller. When an acquisition of an area of a prescribed size is requested in the memory, a size equivalent to at least two lines serving as a cache unit is added to the prescribed size requested and this area is reserved in the memory. The area reserved is allocated to an uncacheable memory area of this memory.

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