System and method for fetching an information unit

A device and a method for fetching an information unit, the method includes: receiving a request to execute a write through cacheable operation of the information unit; emptying a fetch unit from data, wherein the fetch unit is connected to a cache module and to a high level memory unit; determining...

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Main Authors PELEG DVIR, ANSCHEL MOSHE, FLAT DMITRY, ZAMSKY ZIV, ELDAR ALON, GODIN KOSTANTIN, PELED ITAY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.02.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A device and a method for fetching an information unit, the method includes: receiving a request to execute a write through cacheable operation of the information unit; emptying a fetch unit from data, wherein the fetch unit is connected to a cache module and to a high level memory unit; determining, when the fetch unit is empty, whether the cache module stores an older version of the information unit; and selectively writing the information unit to the cache module in response to the cache module in response to the determination.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090446413