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Hybrid cache
Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a hybrid cache. A processor may include a hybrid L2/L3 cache which allows the processor to dynamically adjust a size of the L2 cache and a size of the L3 cache. In some embodiments, the processor may be a multi-core processor and there may be a single cache partitioned into a logical L2 cache and a logical L3 cache for use by the cores. In one embodiment, the processor may track the cache hit rates of the logical L2 and L3 caches and adjust the sizes of the logical L2 and L3 cache based on the cache hit rates. In another embodiment, the processor may adjust the sizes of the logical L2 and L3 caches based on which application is currently being executed by the processor.
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