Preferred write-mostly data cache replacement policies
US7921260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/1021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of cache replacement includes steps of: determining whether each cache block in a cache memory is a read or a write block; augmenting metadata associated with each cache block with an indicator of the type of access; receiving an access request resulting in a cache miss, the cache miss indicating that a cache block will need to be replaced; examining the indicator in the metadata of each cache block for determining a probability that said cache block will be replaced; and selecting for replacement the cache block with the highest probability of replacement.
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