Refresh aware replacement policy for volatile memory cache
Abstract:
A method for replacing data on a volatile memory cache is provided. The volatile memory cache includes one or more memory banks and each of the memory banks includes a plurality of memory lines. The method includes: identifying a replacement ID for at least one of the memory lines to be replaced; identifying a refresh bank ID for one of the memory banks to be refreshed; determining whether or not a conflict exists between the replacement ID and the refresh bank ID; and selecting a new replacement ID if the conflict exists.
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