Inclusive/Non Inclusive Tracking of Local Cache Lines To Avoid Near Memory Reads On Cache Line Memory Writes Into A Two Level System Memory
    3.
    发明申请
    Inclusive/Non Inclusive Tracking of Local Cache Lines To Avoid Near Memory Reads On Cache Line Memory Writes Into A Two Level System Memory 有权
    包含/非包含性跟踪本地缓存线以避免缓存行内存上的近内存读取写入两级系统内存

    公开(公告)号:US20150186275A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-02

    申请号:US14142045

    申请日:2013-12-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0811 G06F12/0888

    摘要: A processor is described that includes one or more processing cores. The processing core includes a memory controller to interface with a system memory having a near memory and a far memory. The processing core includes a plurality of caching levels above the memory controller. The processor includes logic circuitry to track state information of a cache line that is cached in one of the caching levels. The state information including a selected one of an inclusive state and a non inclusive state. The inclusive state indicates that a copy or version of the cache line exists in near memory. The non inclusive states indicates that a copy or version of the cache line does not exist in the near memory. The logic circuitry is to cause the memory controller to handle a write request that requests a direct write into the near memory without a read of the near memory beforehand if a system memory write request generated within the processor targets the cache line when the cache line is in the inclusive state.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括一个或多个处理核心的处理器。 处理核心包括与具有近存储器和远存储器的系统存储器接口的存储器控​​制器。 处理核心包括存储器控制器上方的多个缓存级别。 处理器包括用于跟踪高速缓存行的状态信息的逻辑电路,该高速缓存行被缓存在缓存级之一中。 所述状态信息包括包含状态和不包含状态中的所选择的状态。 包含状态表示在内存中存在高速缓存行的副本或版本。 不包含状态表示高速缓存行的副本或版本不存在于近端存储器中。 逻辑电路是使存储器控制器处理写入请求,如果在处理器内部产生的系统存储器写入请求在高速缓存线为 在包容性状态。

    CACHE COHERENCY APPARATUS AND METHOD MINIMIZING MEMORY WRITEBACK OPERATIONS
    5.
    发明申请
    CACHE COHERENCY APPARATUS AND METHOD MINIMIZING MEMORY WRITEBACK OPERATIONS 有权
    高速缓存设备和方法最小化存储器写回操作

    公开(公告)号:US20150178206A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-25

    申请号:US14136131

    申请日:2013-12-20

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0817 G06F12/0815

    摘要: An apparatus and method for reducing or eliminating writeback operations. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: detecting a first operation associated with a cache line at a first requestor cache; detecting that the cache line exists in a first cache in a modified (M) state; forwarding the cache line from the first cache to the first requestor cache and storing the cache line in the first requestor cache in a second modified (M′) state; detecting a second operation associated with the cache line at a second requestor; responsively forwarding the cache line from the first requestor cache to the second requestor cache and storing the cache line in the second requestor cache in an owned (O) state if the cache line has not been modified in the first requestor cache; and setting the cache line to a shared (S) state in the first requestor cache.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于减少或消除写回操作的设备和方法。 例如,方法的一个实施例包括:在第一请求者高速缓存处检测与高速缓存行相关联的第一操作; 检测到所述高速缓存行存在于修改(M)状态的第一高速缓存中; 将所述高速缓存行从所述第一高速缓存转发到所述第一请求者高速缓存,并且以第二修改(M')状态将所述高速缓存行存储在所述第一请求程序高速缓存中; 在第二请求者处检测与所述高速缓存线相关联的第二操作; 响应地将所述高速缓存行从所述第一请求者缓存转发到所述第二请求器高速缓存,并且如果所述高速缓存行尚未在所述第一请求者高速缓存中被修改则将所述高速缓存行存储在所述第二请求程序高速缓存中; 以及将所述高速缓存行设置为所述第一请求者缓存中的共享(S)状态。