System and method for fetching information in response to hazard indication information
US8886895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0862
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for fetching information in response to hazard indication information, the method includes: (i) associating hazard indication information to at least one information unit that is being fetched to the cache module; (ii) receiving a request to perform a fetch operation; and (iii) determining whether to fetch at least one information unit to the cache module in response to the hazard indication information and in response to dirty information associated with the at least one information unit.
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