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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventor:
Xiaowei Jiang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED, Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0888 (2016.01); G06F 12/0802 (2016.01); G06F 12/126 (2016.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0888 (2013.01); G06F 12/0802 (2013.01); G06F 12/126 (2013.01); G06F 12/1483 (2013.01); G06F 2212/60 (2013.01); G06F 2212/601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cache is presented. The cache comprises a tag array configured to store one or more tag addresses, a data array configured to store data acquired from a dynamic random access memory device, and a cache controller. The cache controller is configured to: receive a cache access request; determine, based on an indication associated with the cache access request, a cache access policy; and perform an operation to the tag array and to the data array based on the determined cache access policy.