公开(公告)号：US11893251B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17462812

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Natarajan ,  Jurgen M. Schulz ,  Christopher D. Shuler ,  Rohit K. Gupta ,  Thomas T. Zou ,  Srinivasa Rangan Sridharan

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/0831

CPC classification number: G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F12/0835 ,  G06F2212/1021

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium is disclosed, the medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computer system to perform operations that may include allocating a plurality of storage locations in a system memory of the computer system to a buffer. The operations may further include selecting a particular order for allocating the plurality of storage locations into a cache memory circuit. This particular order may increase a uniformity of cache miss rates in comparison to a linear order. The operations may also include caching subsets of the plurality of storage locations of the buffer using the particular order.

公开(公告)号：US11755489B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17463292

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit K. Gupta ,  Rohit Natarajan ,  Jurgen M. Schulz ,  Harshavardhan Kaushikkar ,  Connie W. Cheung

IPC: G06F12/0871 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F12/0871 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F12/0238 ,  G06F13/1673

Abstract: A configurable interface circuit is disclosed. An integrated circuit (IC) having a particular configuration. The IC includes a memory system and a communication fabric coupled to the memory system. The IC further includes a plurality of agent circuits configured to make requests to the memory system that are in a first format that is not specific to the particular configuration of the IC. A plurality of interface circuits is coupled between corresponding ones of the plurality of agent circuits and the communication fabric. A given one of the plurality of interface circuits is configured to receive a request to the memory system in the first format and output the request in a second format that is specific to the particular configuration of the IC.

公开(公告)号：US20230062917A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17462812

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Natarajan ,  Jurgen M. Schulz ,  Christopher D. Shuler ,  Rohit K. Gupta ,  Thomas T. Zou ,  Srinivasa Rangan Sridharan

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/0831

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium is disclosed, the medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computer system to perform operations that may include allocating a plurality of storage locations in a system memory of the computer system to a buffer. The operations may further include selecting a particular order for allocating the plurality of storage locations into a cache memory circuit. This particular order may increase a uniformity of cache miss rates in comparison to a linear order. The operations may also include caching subsets of the plurality of storage locations of the buffer using the particular order.

公开(公告)号：US11232033B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16530216

申请日：2019-08-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wolfgang H. Klingauf ,  Connie W. Cheung ,  Rohit K. Gupta ,  Rohit Natarajan ,  Vanessa Cristina Heppolette ,  Varaprasad V. Lingutla ,  Muditha Kanchana

IPC: G06F12/0842 ,  G06F12/0895

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for dynamically partitioning a memory cache among a plurality of agents are described. A system includes a plurality of agents, a communication fabric, a memory cache, and a lower-level memory. The partitioning of the memory cache for the active data streams of the agents is dynamically adjusted to reduce memory bandwidth and increase power savings across a wide range of applications. A memory cache driver monitors activations and characteristics of the data streams of the system. When a change is detected, the memory cache driver dynamically updates the memory cache allocation policy and quotas for the agents. The quotas specify how much of the memory cache each agent is allowed to use. The updates are communicated to the memory cache controller to enforce the new policy and enforce the new quotas for the various agents accessing the memory.

公开(公告)号：US11704245B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17462777

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Natarajan ,  Jurgen M. Schulz ,  Christopher D. Shuler ,  Rohit K. Gupta ,  Thomas T. Zou ,  Srinivasa Rangan Sridharan

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/0802

CPC classification number: G06F12/0802 ,  G06F2212/60

Abstract: An apparatus includes a cache controller circuit and a cache memory circuit that further includes cache memory having a plurality of cache lines. The cache controller circuit may be configured to receive a request to reallocate a portion of the cache memory circuit that is currently in use. This request may identify an address region corresponding to one or more of the cache lines. The cache controller circuit may be further configured, in response to the request, to convert the one or more cache lines to directly-addressable, random-access memory (RAM) by excluding the one or more cache lines from cache operations.

公开(公告)号：US20230067307A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17462777

申请日：2021-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Natarajan ,  Jurgen M. Schulz ,  Christopher D. Shuler ,  Rohit K. Gupta ,  Thomas T. Zou ,  Srinivasa Rangan Sridharan

IPC: G06F12/0802

Abstract: An apparatus includes a cache controller circuit and a cache memory circuit that further includes cache memory having a plurality of cache lines. The cache controller circuit may be configured to receive a request to reallocate a portion of the cache memory circuit that is currently in use. This request may identify an address region corresponding to one or more of the cache lines. The cache controller circuit may be further configured, in response to the request, to convert the one or more cache lines to directly-addressable, random-access memory (RAM) by excluding the one or more cache lines from cache operations.

公开(公告)号：US20230064187A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17455321

申请日：2021-11-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit K. Gupta ,  Gregory S. Mathews ,  Harshavardhan Kaushikkar ,  Jeonghee Shin ,  Rohit Natarajan

IPC: H04L12/927 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/825

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to merging virtual communication channels in a portion of a computing system. In some embodiments, a communication fabric routes first and second classes of traffic with different quality-of-service parameters, using a first virtual channel for the first class and a second virtual channel for the second class. In some embodiments, a memory controller communicates, via the fabric, using a merged virtual channel configured to handle traffic from both the first virtual channel and the second virtual channel. In some embodiments, the system limits the rate at which an agent is allowed to transmit requests of the second class of traffic, but requests by the agent for the first class of traffic are not rate limited. Disclosed techniques may improve independence of virtual channels, relative to sharing the same channel in an entire system, without unduly increasing complexity.