List based method and apparatus for selective and rapid cache flushes

    公开(公告)号:US20060075194A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-06

    申请号:US11280585

    申请日:2005-11-15

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0804

    摘要: An apparatus and a method for rapidly flushing a cache memory device, including a list structure to track changes in a cache, which may be implemented on the processor die separate from the cache memory. The list structure allows for access to a relatively small store of data to determine whether or not a cache entry needs to be written to the main memory. Choosing the format of the list structure, allows one to make tradeoffs between area needed on a chip and the amount of efficiency in the cache flushing process.