Cache memory subsystem including a fixed latency R/W pipeline
    1.
    发明授权
    Cache memory subsystem including a fixed latency R/W pipeline 有权
    高速缓存存储器子系统包括固定延迟的R / W管线

    公开(公告)号:US07251710B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-31

    申请号:US10755734

    申请日:2004-01-12

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A cache memory subsystem including a fixed latency read/write pipeline. The cache memory subsystem includes a cache storage which may be configured to store a plurality of cache lines of data. The cache memory subsystem further includes a scheduler which may be configured to schedule reads and writes of information associated with the cache storage using a fixed latency pipeline. In response to scheduling a read request, the scheduler may be further configured to cause an associated write to occur a fixed number of cycles after the scheduling of the read request.

    摘要翻译: 包括固定等待时间读/写流水线的缓存存储器子系统。 高速缓冲存储器子系统包括高速缓存存储器,其可以被配置为存储多条高速缓存数据行。 高速缓存存储器子系统还包括调度器,其可以被配置为使用固定的等待时间流水线调度与高速缓存存储器相关联的信息的读取和写入。 响应于调度读取请求,调度器可以被进一步配置为在读取请求的调度之后使相关联的写入发生固定数量的周期。

    Load store unit with replay mechanism
    2.
    发明授权
    Load store unit with replay mechanism 有权
    加载存储单元重放机制

    公开(公告)号:US07165167B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-16

    申请号:US10458457

    申请日:2003-06-10

    IPC分类号: G06F9/24

    摘要: A microprocessor may include a scheduler configured to issue operations and a load store unit configured to execute memory operations issued by the scheduler. The load store unit is configured to store information identifying memory operations issued to the load store unit. In response to detection of incorrect data speculation for one of the issued memory operations, the load store unit is configured to replay at least one of the issued memory operations by providing an indication to the scheduler. The scheduler is configured to responsively reissue the memory operations identified by the load store unit.

    摘要翻译: 微处理器可以包括被配置为发布操作的调度器和被配置为执行由调度器发出的存储器操作的加载存储单元。 加载存储单元被配置为存储识别发送到加载存储单元的存储器操作的信息。 响应于检测到所发出的存储器操作之一的不正确的数据推测,加载存储单元被配置为通过向调度器提供指示来重播所发布的存储器操作中的至少一个。 调度器被配置为响应地重新发出由加载存储单元识别的存储器操作。

    Prefetch unit for use with a cache memory subsystem of a cache memory hierarchy
    4.
    发明授权
    Prefetch unit for use with a cache memory subsystem of a cache memory hierarchy 有权
    预取单元,用于缓存存储器层次结构的高速缓存存储器子系统

    公开(公告)号:US07836259B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-16

    申请号:US10817693

    申请日:2004-04-02

    IPC分类号: G06F13/28

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0862 G06F2212/6026

    摘要: A prefetch unit for use with a cache subsystem. The prefetch unit includes a stream storage coupled to a prefetch unit. The stream storage may include a plurality of locations configured to store a plurality of entries each corresponding to a respective range of prefetch addresses. The prefetch control may be configured to prefetch an address in response to receiving a cache access request including an address that is within the respective range of prefetch addresses of any of the plurality of entries.

    摘要翻译: 用于缓存子系统的预取单元。 预取单元包括耦合到预取单元的流存储器。 流存储器可以包括被配置为存储多个条目的多个位置,每个条目对应于预取地址的相应范围。 预取控制可以被配置为响应于接收包括在多个条目中的任何一个的预取地址的相应范围内的地址的高速缓存访​​问请求来预取地址。

    System and method to prevent in-flight instances of operations from disrupting operation replay within a data-speculative microprocessor
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method to prevent in-flight instances of operations from disrupting operation replay within a data-speculative microprocessor 有权
    用于防止操作中的飞行中实例在数据推测微处理器内中断操作重放的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07363470B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-22

    申请号:US10429082

    申请日:2003-05-02

    IPC分类号: G06F9/30

    摘要: A microprocessor may include one or more functional units configured to execute operations, a scheduler configured to issue operations to the functional units for execution, and at least one replay detection unit. The scheduler may be configured to maintain state information for each operation. Such state information may, among other things, indicate whether an associated operation has completed execution. The replay detection unit may be configured to detect that one of the operations in the scheduler should be replayed. If an instance of that operation is currently being executed by one of the functional units when operation is detected as needing to be replayed, the replay detection unit is configured to inhibit an update to the state information for that operation in response to execution of the in-flight instance of the operation. Various embodiments of computer systems may include such a microprocessor.

    摘要翻译: 微处理器可以包括被配置为执行操作的一个或多个功能单元,被配置为向功能单元发布操作的调度器以及至少一个重放检测单元。 调度器可以被配置为维护每个操作的状态信息。 这样的状态信息可以指示关联的操作是否已经完成执行。 重放检测单元可以被配置为检测应该重播调度器中的一个操作。 如果当检测到需要重播的操作时,当该功能单元的一个当前正在执行该操作的实例时,重放检测单元被配置为响应于执行该操作而禁止对该操作的状态信息的更新 -flight实例的操作。 计算机系统的各种实施例可以包括这样的微处理器。

    Processor with dependence mechanism to predict whether a load is dependent on older store
    6.
    发明授权
    Processor with dependence mechanism to predict whether a load is dependent on older store 有权
    具有依赖机制的处理器来预测负载是否依赖于较旧的存储

    公开(公告)号:US07415597B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-19

    申请号:US10936296

    申请日:2004-09-08

    IPC分类号: G06F9/30 G06F9/40 G06F9/44

    摘要: A processor may include a scheduler configured to issue operations and a load store unit configured to execute memory operations issued by the scheduler. The load store unit is configured to store information identifying memory operations issued to the load store unit. In response to detection of incorrect data speculation for one of the issued memory operations, the load store unit is configured to replay at least one of the issued memory operations by providing an indication to the scheduler. The scheduler is configured to responsively reissue the memory operations identified by the load store unit.

    摘要翻译: 处理器可以包括被配置为发布操作的调度器和被配置为执行由调度器发出的存储器操作的加载存储单元。 加载存储单元被配置为存储识别发送到加载存储单元的存储器操作的信息。 响应于检测到所发出的存储器操作之一的不正确的数据推测,加载存储单元被配置为通过向调度器提供指示来重播所发布的存储器操作中的至少一个。 调度器被配置为响应地重新发出由加载存储单元识别的存储器操作。

    Store-to-load forwarding buffer using indexed lookup
    7.
    发明授权
    Store-to-load forwarding buffer using indexed lookup 有权
    使用索引查找的存储到载入转发缓冲区

    公开(公告)号:US07321964B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-22

    申请号:US10615101

    申请日:2003-07-08

    CPC分类号: G06F9/30043 G06F9/3834

    摘要: A microprocessor may include a dispatch unit configured to dispatch load and store operations and a load store unit configured to store information associated with load and store operations dispatched by the dispatch unit. The load store unit includes a STLF (Store-to-Load Forwarding) buffer that includes a plurality of entries. The load store unit is configured to generate an index dependent on at least a portion of an address of a load operation, to use the index to select one of the plurality of entries, and to forward data included in the one of the plurality of entries as a result of the load operation.

    摘要翻译: 微处理器可以包括配置成调度加载和存储操作的调度单元和被配置为存储与调度单元调度的加载和存储操作相关联的信息的加载存储单元。 加载存储单元包括包括多个条目的STLF(存储到负载转发)缓冲器。 加载存储单元被配置为生成依赖于加载操作的地址的至少一部分的索引,以使用索引来选择多个条目中的一个,并且转发包括在多个条目中的一个条目中的数据 作为加载操作的结果。

    Apparatus and method for independently schedulable functional units with issue lock mechanism in a processor
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for independently schedulable functional units with issue lock mechanism in a processor 有权
    用于在处理器中具有问题锁定机构的独立可调度功能单元的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06944744B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-13

    申请号:US10228929

    申请日:2002-08-27

    IPC分类号: G06F9/38 G06F9/30

    摘要: A functional unit of a processor may be configured to operate on instructions as either a single, wide functional unit or as multiple, independent narrower units. For example, an execution unit may be scheduled to execute an instruction as a single double-wide execution unit or as two independently schedulable single-wide execution units. Functional unit portions may be independently schedulable for execution of instructions operating on a first data type (e.g. SISD instructions). For single-wide instructions, functional unit portions may be scheduled independently. An issue lock mechanism may lock functional unit portions together so that they form a single multi-wide functional unit. For certain multi-wide instructions (e.g. certain SIMD instructions), an instruction operating on a multi-wide or vector data type may be scheduled so that the full multi-wide operation is performed concurrently by functional unit portions locked together as a one wide functional unit.

    摘要翻译: 处理器的功能单元可以被配置为作为单个,宽功能单元或多个独立的较窄单元的指令进行操作。 例如,可以将执行单元调度为执行作为单个双宽执行单元的指令或作为两个可独立调度的单宽执行单元执行。 功能单元部分可以是独立可调度的,用于执行基于第一数据类型(例如SISD指令)的指令。 对于单宽指令,可以独立地调度功能单元部分。 问题锁定机构可以将功能单元部分锁定在一起,使得它们形成单个多宽度功能单元。 对于某些多宽指令(例如某些SIMD指令),可以调度在多宽或向量数据类型上操作的指令,使得全功能多操作由作为一个宽功能的锁定在一起的功能单元部分同时执行 单元。

    Speculation pointers to identify data-speculative operations in microprocessor
    9.
    发明授权
    Speculation pointers to identify data-speculative operations in microprocessor 有权
    用于识别微处理器中数据推测操作的推测指针

    公开(公告)号:US07266673B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-04

    申请号:US10429159

    申请日:2003-05-02

    IPC分类号: G06F9/30

    摘要: A microprocessor may include a retire queue and one or more data speculation verification units. The data speculation verification units are each configured to verify data speculation performed on operations. Each data speculation verification unit generates a respective speculation pointer identifying outstanding operations on which data speculation has been verified by that data speculation verification unit. The retire queue is configured to selectively retire operations dependent on the speculation pointer received from each of the data speculation verification units.

    摘要翻译: 微处理器可以包括退出队列和一个或多个数据推测验证单元。 数据推测验证单元被配置为验证对操作执行的数据推测。 每个数据推测验证单元产生识别由该数据推测验证单元已经对其进行数据猜测的未完成操作的各个推测指针。 退休队列被配置为根据从每个数据推测验证单元接收的推测指针选择性地退出操作。

    Clock control of functional units in an integrated circuit based on monitoring unit signals to predict inactivity
    10.
    发明授权
    Clock control of functional units in an integrated circuit based on monitoring unit signals to predict inactivity 有权
    基于监控单元信号的集成电路中的功能单元的时钟控制来预测不活动

    公开(公告)号:US06983389B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-03

    申请号:US10061671

    申请日:2002-02-01

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32

    摘要: An integrated circuit may have separate clock control for a number of different functional units. Ancillary to some of the functional units may be an activity detector and clock control unit which monitors input to its functional unit to determine when the functional unit will be inactive. When an activity detector and clock control unit determines that a particular functional unit is or will be inactive, it may disable clocking to its functional unit while the functional unit is inactive. When activity detector and clock control unit determines that activity will resume for its functional unit, it enables clocking to its functional unit. Thus, the activity detector and clock control unit for each such functional unit functions to control clocking to its respective functional unit so that during periods of inactivity, inactive functional units are not clocked to reduce the overall static and/or dynamic power consumption for the integrated device.

    摘要翻译: 集成电路可以具有用于多个不同功能单元的单独的时钟控制。 一些功能单元附属可以是活动检测器和时钟控制单元,其监视其功能单元的输入以确定功能单元何时将不活动。 当活动检测器和时钟控制单元确定特定功能单元是或将不活动时,它可以在功能单元处于非活动状态时禁用其功能单元的时钟。 当活动检测器和时钟控制单元确定其功能单元的活动将恢复时,它启用其功能单元的时钟。 因此,用于每个这样的功能单元的活动检测器和时钟控制单元用于控制到其相应的功能单元的时钟,使得在不活动的时段期间,不计时的非活动功能单元来降低集成的总体静态和/或动态功耗 设备。