Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Configurable cache and method to configure same
- Patent Title (中): 可配置缓存和方法配置相同
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Application No.: US13531803Application Date: 2012-06-25
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Publication No.: US08719503B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Christopher Edward Koob , Ajay Anant Ingle , Lucian Codrescu , Jian Shen
- Applicant: Christopher Edward Koob , Ajay Anant Ingle , Lucian Codrescu , Jian Shen
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Peter Michael Kamarchik; Nicholas J. Pauley; Joseph Agusta
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G06F13/00 ; G06F13/28 ; G06F9/26 ; G06F9/34

Abstract:
A method includes receiving an address at a tag state array of a cache. The cache is configurable to have a first size or a second size that is larger than the first size. The method includes identifying a first portion of the address as a set index and using the set index to locate at least one tag field of the tag state array. The method also includes identifying a second portion of the address to compare to a value stored at the at least one tag field and locating at least one state field of the tag state array associated with a particular tag field that matches the second portion. The method further includes identifying a cache line based on a comparison of a third portion of the address to at least two status bits of the at least one state field and retrieving the cache line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120265943A1 Configurable Cache and Method to Configure Same Public/Granted day:2012-10-18
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