PREFETCH FROM DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY TO STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system, method, and apparatus for performing prefetch from a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) to a static random access memory (SRAM). SOLUTION: In some embodiments, prefetch logic receives a prefetch hint associated with a load instruction. The prefetch logic m...

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Main Authors BLACK BRYAN P, ANNAVARAM MURALI M, MCCAULEY DONALD W, DEVALE JOHN P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.07.2008
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system, method, and apparatus for performing prefetch from a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) to a static random access memory (SRAM). SOLUTION: In some embodiments, prefetch logic receives a prefetch hint associated with a load instruction. The prefetch logic may transfer two or more cache lines from an open page in the DRAM to the SRAM, at least in a part, based on the prefetch hint. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20070329083