Abstract:
Various embodiments of methods and systems for managing write transaction volume from a master component to a long term memory component in a system on a chip (“SoC”) are disclosed. Because power consumption and bus bandwidth are unnecessarily consumed when ephemeral data is written back to long term memory (such as a double data rate “DDR” memory) from a closely coupled memory component (such as a low level cache “LLC” memory) of a data generating master component, embodiments of the solutions seek to identify write transactions that contain ephemeral data and prevent the ephemeral data from being written to DDR.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for improved operation of a victim cache in a portable computing device (PCD) are presented. A lower level cache is operated as a victim to an upper level cache, the lower level cache containing a plurality of cache lines. A filter is operated in association with the lower level victim cache, and reflects the cache lines contained in the victim cache. For a miss at the upper level cache, the filter is checked to determine if the requested cache line is in the victim cache. If checking the filter determines that the requested cache line is in the victim cache the requested cache line is retrieved from the victim cache. If checking the filter determines that the request cache line is not in the victim cache, the victim cache is bypassed and the cache line is requested from a memory controller.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for adaptive implementation of victim cache modes in a portable computing device (PCD) are presented. In operation, an upper level cache is partitioned into a main portion and a sample portion; and a lower level cache is partitioned into a corresponding main portion and sample portion in communication with the main portion and sample portion of the upper level cache. A victim mode sample data set and a normal mode sample data set are obtained from the lower level cache. Based on the victim mode and a normal mode sample data sets, a determination is made whether to operate the lower level cache as a victim to the upper level cache. The main portion of lower level cache is caused to operate either as a victim or non-victim to the main portion of the upper level cache in accordance with the determination.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for uniformly interleaving memory accesses across physical channels of a memory space with a non-uniform storage capacity across the physical channels are disclosed. An interleaver is arranged in communication with one or more processors and a system memory. The interleaver identifies locations in a memory space supported by the memory channels and is responsive to logic that defines virtual sectors having a desired storage capacity. The interleaver accesses the asymmetric storage capacity uniformly across the virtual sectors in response to requests to access the memory space.