Cache interface protocol including arbitration and hints
US8266382B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for arbitrating requests received from one of the multiple clients of an L1 cache and for providing hints to the client to assist in arbitration. The L1 cache services multiple clients with diverse latency and bandwidth requirements and may be reconfigured to provide memory spaces for clients executing multiple parallel threads, where the memory spaces each have a different scope.
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