Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tracking the content of a cache using a way tracker having entries with a cache miss indicator
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Application No.: US14702972Application Date: 2015-05-04
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Publication No.: US09864694B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Miles Robert Dooley , Todd Rafacz , Guy Larri
- Applicant: ARM LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Cambridge
- Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G06F12/0895 ; G06F12/0864 ; G06F12/1027

Abstract:
A cache is provided comprising a plurality of ways, each way of the plurality of ways comprising a data array, wherein a data item stored by the cache is stored in the data array of one of the plurality of ways. A way tracker of the cache has a plurality of entries, each entry of the plurality of entries for storing a data item identifier and for storing, in association with the data item identifier, an indication of a selected way of the plurality of ways to indicate that a data item identified by the data item identifier is stored in the selected way. Each entry of the way tracker is further for storing a miss indicator in association with the data item identifier, wherein the miss indicator is set by the cache when a lookup for a data item identified by that data item identifier has resulted in a cache miss. A corresponding method of caching data is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160328320A1 TRACKING THE CONTENT OF A CACHE Public/Granted day:2016-11-10
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