Abstract:
An example system on a chip (SoC) includes a processor, a cache, and a main memory. The SoC can include a first memory to store data in a memory line, wherein the memory line is set to an invalid state. The processor can include a processor coupled to the first memory. The processor can determine that a data size of a first data set received from an application is within a data size range. The processor can determine that an aggregate data size of the first data set and a second data set received from the application is at least a same data size as data size of the memory line. The processor can perform an invalid-to-modify (I2M) operation to change the memory line from the invalid state to a modified state. The processor can write the first data set and the second data set to the memory line.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to circuitry to precisely monitor memory store accesses are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a memory, a hardware processor core comprising a decoder to decode an instruction into a decoded instruction, an execution circuit to execute the decoded instruction to produce a resultant, a store buffer, and a retirement circuit to retire the instruction when a store request for the resultant from the execution circuit is queued into the store buffer for storage into the memory, and a performance monitoring circuit to mark the retired instruction for monitoring of post-retirement performance information between being queued in the store buffer and being stored in the memory, enable a store fence after the retired instruction to be inserted that causes previous store requests to complete within the memory, and on detection of completion of the store request for the instruction in the memory, store the post-retirement performance information in storage of the performance monitoring circuit.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for pairing store operations. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a grouping eligibility checker to evaluate a plurality of store instructions based on a set of grouping rules to determine whether two or more of the plurality of store instructions are eligible for grouping; and a dispatcher to simultaneously dispatch a first group of store instructions of the plurality of store instructions determined to be eligible for grouping by the grouping eligibility checker.
Abstract:
A processor includes a cache hierarchy and an execution unit. The cache hierarchy includes a lower level cache and a higher level cache. The execution unit includes logic to issue a memory operation to access the cache hierarchy. The lower level cache includes logic to determine that a requested cache line of the memory operation is unavailable in the lower level cache, determine that a line fill buffer of the lower level cache is full, and initiate prefetching of the requested cache line from the higher level cache based upon the determination that the line fill buffer of the lower level cache is full. The line fill buffer is to forward miss requests to the higher level cache.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to circuitry to precisely monitor memory store accesses are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a memory, a hardware processor core comprising a decoder to decode an instruction into a decoded instruction, an execution circuit to execute the decoded instruction to produce a resultant, a store buffer, and a retirement circuit to retire the instruction when a store request for the resultant from the execution circuit is queued into the store buffer for storage into the memory, and a performance monitoring circuit to mark the retired instruction for monitoring of post-retirement performance information between being queued in the store buffer and being stored in the memory, enable a store fence after the retired instruction to be inserted that causes previous store requests to complete within the memory, and on detection of completion of the store request for the instruction in the memory, store the post-retirement performance information in storage of the performance monitoring circuit.
Abstract:
An example system on a chip (SoC) includes a processor, a cache, and a main memory. The SoC can include a first memory to store data in a memory line, wherein the memory line is set to an invalid state. The processor can include a processor coupled to the first memory. The processor can determine that a data size of a first data set received from an application is within a data size range. The processor can determine that an aggregate data size of the first data set and a second data set received from the application is at least a same data size as data size of the memory line. The processor can perform an invalid-to-modify (I2M) operation to change the memory line from the invalid state to a modified state. The processor can write the first data set and the second data set to the memory line.
Abstract:
A processor includes a cache hierarchy and an execution unit. The cache hierarchy includes a lower level cache and a higher level cache. The execution unit includes logic to issue a memory operation to access the cache hierarchy. The lower level cache includes logic to determine that a requested cache line of the memory operation is unavailable in the lower level cache, determine that a line fill buffer of the lower level cache is full, and initiate prefetching of the requested cache line from the higher level cache based upon the determination that the line fill buffer of the lower level cache is full. The line fill buffer is to forward miss requests to the higher level cache.