System and method for fetching an information unit
US8117400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0862
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and a method for fetching an information unit, the method includes: receiving a request to execute a write through cacheable operation of the information unit; emptying a fetch unit from data, wherein the fetch unit is connected to a cache module and to a high level memory unit; determining, when the fetch unit is empty, whether the cache module stores an older version of the information unit; and selectively writing the information unit to the cache module in response to the cache module in response to the determination.
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