Andes Technology Corporation

Kun-Ho Liu

Chuan-Hua Chang

Chieh-Jen Cheng

I-Cheng Kevin Chen

The invention provides a processor including a prediction table, a prediction logic circuit, and a prediction verification circuit. The prediction table has a plurality of sets respectively corresponding to a plurality of cache sets of a cache memory in the cache system, each of the sets has a plurality of confidence values, and the prediction table provides the confidence values of a selected set according to the index. The prediction logic circuit receives the confidence values of the selected set, and generates a prediction result by judging whether each of the confidence values of the selected set is larger than a threshold value or not. The prediction verification circuit receives the prediction result, generates a correct/incorrect information according to the prediction result, and generates an update information according to the correct/incorrect information. Wherein, the prediction verification circuit updates the confidence values of the prediction table according to the update information.

Processor and way prediction method thereof

A processor includes a prediction table, a prediction logic circuit, and a prediction verification circuit. The prediction table has a plurality of sets, each of the sets has a hot way number, at least one warm way number, and at least one confidence value corresponding to the at least one warm way number. The prediction logic circuit generates a prediction result by predicting if the at least one warm way number is an opened way. The prediction verification circuit generates a correct/incorrect information according to the prediction result, and generates an update information according to the correct/incorrect information. The prediction verification circuit updates the hot way number, the at least one warm way number and the at least one confidence value of the at least one warm way number according to the update information.

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Kun-Ho Liu