公开(公告)号：US20230333982A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18337521

申请日：2023-06-20

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Naveen BHORIA

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0895

CPC classification number: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F11/3037 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F9/467 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F2212/608 ,  G06F2212/1021

Abstract: A system includes a non-coherent component; a coherent, non-caching component; a coherent, caching component; and a level two (L2) cache subsystem coupled to the non-coherent component, the coherent, non-caching component, and the coherent, caching component. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 cache; a shadow level one (L1) main cache; a shadow L1 victim cache; and a L2 controller. The L2 controller is configured to receive and process a first transaction from the non-coherent component; receive and process a second transaction from the coherent, non-caching component; and receive and process a third transaction from the coherent, caching component.

公开(公告)号：US20220164287A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17666196

申请日：2022-02-07

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Timothy David ANDERSON ,  Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0831

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, a first request for a cache line in a shared cache coherence state; mapping, by the L2 controller, the first request to a second request for a cache line in an exclusive cache coherence state; and responding, by the L2 controller, to the second request.

公开(公告)号：US20220066937A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17498921

申请日：2021-10-12

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Naveen BHORIA ,  Peter Michael HIPPLEHEUSER

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/0817

Abstract: An apparatus includes a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem including a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem including a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller configured to receive a read request from the L1 controller as a single transaction. Read request includes a read address, a first indication of an address and a coherence state of a cache line A to be moved from the L1 main cache to the L1 victim cache to allocate space for data returned in response to the read request, and a second indication of an address and a coherence state of a cache line B to be removed from the L1 victim cache in response to the cache line A being moved to the L1 victim cache.

公开(公告)号：US20210390050A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17460410

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Naveen BHORIA

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0895

Abstract: An apparatus including a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The L1 cache subsystem includes a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller. The L2 controller receives an indication from the L1 controller that a cache line A is being relocated from the L1 main cache to the L1 victim cache; in response to the indication, update the shadow L1 main cache to reflect that the cache line A is no longer located in the L1 main cache; and in response to the indication, update the shadow L1 victim cache to reflect that the cache line A is located in the L1 victim cache.

公开(公告)号：US20200371875A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882382

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD

IPC: G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/52

Abstract: An apparatus includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The cache subsystem includes a first memory, a second memory, and a controller coupled to the first and second memories. The controller is configured to receive a transaction from a master, the transaction directed to the first memory and comprising an address; re-calculate an error correcting code (ECC) for a line of data in the second memory associated with the address; determine that a non-correctable error is present in the line of data in the second memory based on a comparison of the re-calculated ECC and a stored ECC for the line of data; and in response to the determination that a non-correctable error is present in the line of data in the second memory, terminate the transaction without accessing the first memory.

公开(公告)号：US20210365374A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US16882344

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  Timothy David ANDERSON ,  Pramod Kumar SWAMI ,  Naveen BHORIA ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Neelima MURALIDHARAN

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/10

Abstract: An apparatus includes first CPU and second CPU cores, a L1 cache subsystem coupled to the first CPU core and comprising a L1 controller, and a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem and to the second CPU core. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 memory and a L2 controller configured to operate in an aliased mode in response to a value in a memory map control register being asserted. In the aliased mode, the L2 controller receives a first request from the first CPU core directed to a virtual address in the L2 memory, receives a second request from the second CPU core directed to the virtual address in the L2 memory, directs the first request to a physical address A in the L2 memory, and directs the second request to a physical address B in the L2 memory.

公开(公告)号：US20200371935A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882287

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON

IPC: G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F12/0811

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first request to allocate a line in an N-way set associative cache and, in response to a cache coherence state of a way indicating that a cache line stored in the way is invalid, allocating the way for the first request. The method also includes, in response to no ways in the set having a cache coherence state indicating that the cache line stored in the way is invalid, randomly selecting one of the ways in the set. The method also includes, in response to a cache coherence state of the selected way indicating that another request is not pending for the selected way, allocating the selected way for the first request.

公开(公告)号：US20200371934A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882229

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Naveen BHORIA ,  Peter Michael HIPPLEHEUSER

IPC: G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0811

Abstract: An apparatus includes a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem including a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem including a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller configured to receive a read request from the L1 controller as a single transaction. Read request includes a read address, a first indication of an address and a coherence state of a cache line A to be moved from the L1 main cache to the L1 victim cache to allocate space for data returned in response to the read request, and a second indication of an address and a coherence state of a cache line B to be removed from the L1 victim cache in response to the cache line A being moved to the L1 victim cache.

公开(公告)号：US20200371930A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882216

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Naveen BHORIA

IPC: G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128

Abstract: A system includes a non-coherent component; a coherent, non-caching component; a coherent, caching component; and a level two (L2) cache subsystem coupled to the non-coherent component, the coherent, non-caching component, and the coherent, caching component. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 cache; a shadow level one (L1) main cache; a shadow L1 victim cache; and a L2 controller. The L2 controller is configured to receive and process a first transaction from the non-coherent component; receive and process a second transaction from the coherent, non-caching component; and receive and process a third transaction from the coherent, caching component.

公开(公告)号：US20200371925A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882356

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0871 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F9/30

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, a write request for an address that is not allocated as a cache line in a L2 cache. The write request specifies write data. The method also includes generating, by the L2 controller, a read request for the address; reserving, by the L2 controller, an entry in a register file for read data returned in response to the read request; updating, by the L2 controller, a data field of the entry with the write data; updating, by the L2 controller, an enable field of the entry associated with the write data; and receiving, by the L2 controller, the read data and merging the read data into the data field of the entry.