Combined L2 cache and L1D cache prefetcher
A microprocessor includes a first-level cache memory, a second-level cache memory, and a data prefetcher that detects a predominant direction and pattern of recent memory accesses presented to the second-level cache memory and prefetches cache lines into the second-level cache memory based on the pr...
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Zusammenfassung: | A microprocessor includes a first-level cache memory, a second-level cache memory, and a data prefetcher that detects a predominant direction and pattern of recent memory accesses presented to the second-level cache memory and prefetches cache lines into the second-level cache memory based on the predominant direction and pattern. The data prefetcher also receives from the first-level cache memory an address of a memory access received by the first-level cache memory, wherein the address implicates a cache line. The data prefetcher also determines one or more cache lines indicated by the pattern beyond the implicated cache line in the predominant direction. The data prefetcher also causes the one or more cache lines to be prefetched into the first-level cache memory. |
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