公开(公告)号：US10713180B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US15991241

申请日：2018-05-29

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  Raguram Damodaran ,  Ramakrishnan Venkatasubramanian ,  Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/1081 ,  G06F7/483 ,  H03M13/35 ,  H03M13/29 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/18 ,  H03K19/00 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  H03K21/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F13/364

Abstract: A queuing requester for access to a memory system is provided. Transaction requests are received from two or more requestors for access to the memory system. Each transaction request includes an associated priority value. A request queue of the received transaction requests is formed in the queuing requester. Each transaction request includes an associated priority value. A highest priority value of all pending transaction requests within the request queue is determined. An elevated priority value is selected when the highest priority value is higher than the priority value of an oldest transaction request in the request queue; otherwise the priority value of the oldest transaction request is selected. The oldest transaction request in the request queue with the selected priority value is then provided to the memory system. An arbitration contest with other requesters for access to the memory system is performed using the selected priority value.

公开(公告)号：US20190095204A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16203503

申请日：2018-11-28

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Jonathan (Son) Hung Tran ,  Kai Chirca ,  Daniel Wu ,  Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  David M. Thompson

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F12/0875

Abstract: A stream of data is accessed from a memory system using a stream of addresses generated in a first mode of operating a streaming engine in response to executing a first stream instruction. A block cache management operation is performed on a cache in the memory using a block of addresses generated in a second mode of operating the streaming engine in response to executing a second stream instruction.

公开(公告)号：US09298643B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-29

申请号：US14728541

申请日：2015-06-02

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Jonathan (Son) Hung Tran ,  Raguram Damodaran ,  Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak

IPC: G06F12/10 ,  G06F7/483 ,  G06F9/30 ,  H03M13/35 ,  H03M13/29 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/18 ,  H03K19/00 ,  G06F1/32 ,  H03K21/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F13/364

CPC classification number: G06F12/1081 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  G06F7/483 ,  G06F9/3012 ,  G06F11/1064 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F13/1605 ,  G06F13/1652 ,  G06F13/1657 ,  G06F13/1663 ,  G06F13/18 ,  G06F13/364 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/221 ,  G06F2212/2532 ,  G06F2212/283 ,  G06F2212/608 ,  H03K19/0016 ,  H03K21/00 ,  H03M13/2903 ,  H03M13/353 ,  Y02D10/124 ,  Y02D10/172 ,  Y02D50/20

Abstract: This invention optimizes DMA writes to directly addressable level two memory that is cached in level one and the line is valid and dirty. When the level two controller detects that a line is valid and dirty in level one, the level two memory need not update its copy of the data. Level one memory will replace the level two copy with a victim writeback at a future time. Thus the level two memory need not store write a copy. This limits the number of DMA writes to level two directly addressable memory and thus improves performance and minimizes dynamic power. This also frees the level two memory for other master/requestors.

Abstract translation: 本发明将DMA写入优化为直接可寻址的二级存储器，该存储器缓存在一级，并且该行是有效和脏的。 当二级控制器检测到一级线路有效且脏一级时，二级存储器不需要更新其数据副本。 一级记忆将在将来的时候用受害者回写替代第二级副本。 因此，二级内存不需要存储写入副本。 这将DMA写入次数限制在二级可直接寻址的存储器中，从而提高性能并最大限度地减少动态功耗。 这也释放了其他主/请求者的二级内存。

公开(公告)号：US09244837B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-26

申请号：US13649269

申请日：2012-10-11

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Raguram Damodaran ,  Abhijeet Ashok Chachad

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F13/28

CPC classification number: G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/122 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/62 ,  Y02D10/13

Abstract: A method to eliminate the delay of a block invalidate operation in a multi CPU environment by overlapping the block invalidate operation with normal CPU accesses, thus making the delay transparent. A range check is performed on each CPU access while a block invalidate operation is in progress, and an access that maps to within the address range of the block invalidate operation is treated as a cache miss to ensure that the requesting CPU will receive valid data.

Abstract translation: 通过将块无效操作与正常CPU访问重叠来消除多CPU环境中的块无效操作的延迟的方法，从而使得延迟变得透明。 在块无效操作正在进行时，对每个CPU访问执行范围检查，并将映射到块无效操作的地址范围内的访问视为高速缓存未命中，以确保请求的CPU将接收有效数据。

公开(公告)号：US20150006820A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US13973306

申请日：2013-08-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak ,  Raguram Damodaran ,  Abhijeet Ashok Chachad

IPC: G06F12/08

CPC classification number: G06F12/0811

Abstract: Traffic output from a cache write-miss buffer is controlled by determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, and outputting an oldest entry from the buffer only in response to a determination that the predetermined condition is satisfied. Posting of a new entry to the buffer is insufficient to satisfy the predetermined condition.

Abstract translation: 通过确定是否满足预定条件来控制来自高速缓存写入 - 未命中缓冲器的流量输出，并且仅响应于满足预定条件的确定从缓冲器输出最旧的条目。 向缓冲器发送新条目不足以满足预定条件。

公开(公告)号：US12197332B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18584181

申请日：2024-02-22

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  Timothy Anderson ,  Kai Chirca ,  David Matthew Thompson

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F1/14 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0842 ,  G06F12/0888

Abstract: In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core generating memory transactions, a lower level cache memory with a lower memory controller, and a higher level cache memory with a higher memory controller having a memory pipeline. The higher memory controller is connected to the lower memory controller by a bypass path that skips the memory pipeline. The higher memory controller: determines whether a memory transaction is a bypass write, which is a memory write request indicated not to result in a corresponding write being directed to the higher level cache memory; if the memory transaction is determined a bypass write, determines whether a memory transaction that prevents passing is in the memory pipeline; and if no transaction that prevents passing is determined to be in the memory pipeline, sends the memory transaction to the lower memory controller using the bypass path.

公开(公告)号：US12197331B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18487196

申请日：2023-10-16

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  David Matthew Thompson ,  Naveen Bhoria ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16

Abstract: An apparatus includes a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem including a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem including a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller configured to receive a read request from the L1 controller as a single transaction. Read request includes a read address, a first indication of an address and a coherence state of a cache line A to be moved from the L1 main cache to the L1 victim cache to allocate space for data returned in response to the read request, and a second indication of an address and a coherence state of a cache line B to be removed from the L1 victim cache in response to the cache line A being moved to the L1 victim cache.

公开(公告)号：US20240345956A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18754499

申请日：2024-06-26

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  David Matthew Thompson ,  Naveen BHORIA ,  Peter Michael HIPPLEHEUSER

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/467 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F11/3037 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/608

Abstract: An apparatus includes a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem including a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem by a transaction bus and a tag update bus. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller. The L2 controller receives a message from the L1 controller over the tag update bus, including a valid signal, an address, and a coherence state. In response to the valid signal being asserted, the L2 controller identifies an entry in the shadow L1 main cache or the shadow L1 victim cache having an address corresponding to the address of the message and updates a coherence state of the identified entry to be the coherence state of the message.

公开(公告)号：US20240281329A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18654109

申请日：2024-05-03

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  David Matthew Thompson ,  Daniel Brad Wu

IPC: G06F11/10 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/126 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04W74/0833

CPC classification number: G06F11/1076 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F9/3816 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/126 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W74/0841 ,  H04W74/0866 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F2212/608

Abstract: In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core that generates memory write requests, and a cache memory with a memory controller having a memory pipeline. The cache memory has cache lines of length L. The cache memory has a minimum write length that is less than a cache line length of the cache memory. The memory pipeline determines whether the data payload includes a first chunk and ECC syndrome that correspond to a partial write and are writable by a first cache write operation, and a second chunk and ECC syndrome that correspond to a full write operation that can be performed separately from the first cache write operation. The memory pipeline performs an RMW operation to store the first chunk and ECC syndrome in the cache memory, and performs the full write operation to store the second chunk and ECC syndrome in the cache memory.

公开(公告)号：US12056051B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17723559

申请日：2022-04-19

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  David Matthew Thompson ,  Naveen Bhoria ,  Peter Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/467 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F11/3037 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/608

Abstract: An apparatus includes a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem including a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem by a transaction bus and a tag update bus. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller. The L2 controller receives a message from the L1 controller over the tag update bus, including a valid signal, an address, and a coherence state. In response to the valid signal being asserted, the L2 controller identifies an entry in the shadow L1 main cache or the shadow L1 victim cache having an address corresponding to the address of the message and updates a coherence state of the identified entry to be the coherence state of the message.