Method and apparatus for dedicating cache entries to certain streams for performance optimization
US7797492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0862
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dedicating cache entries to certain streams for performance optimization are disclosed. The method according to the present techniques comprises partitioning a cache array into one or more special-purpose entries and one or more general-purpose entries, wherein special-purpose entries are only allocated for one or more streams having a particular stream ID.
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