Way-selecting translation lookaside buffer
US8631206B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Set-associative caches having corresponding methods and computer programs comprise: a data cache to provide a plurality of cache lines based on a set index of a virtual address, wherein each of the cache lines corresponds to one of a plurality of ways of the set-associative cache; a translation lookaside buffer to provide one of a plurality of way selections based on the set index of the virtual address and a virtual tag of the virtual address, wherein each of the way selections corresponds to one of the ways of the set-associative cache; and a way multiplexer to select one of the cache lines provided by the data cache based on the one of the plurality of way selections.
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