Mechanism for data cache replacement based on region policies
US7793049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for cache replacement includes: augmenting each cache block in a cache region with a region hint indicating a temporal priority of the cache block; receiving an indication that a cache miss has occurred; and selecting for eviction the cache block comprising the region hint indicating a low temporal priority.
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