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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tyler J. Huberty, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Henry A. Pellerin, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel A. Jimenez, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/123 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/123 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cache memory supports a plurality of insertion/promotion vectors (IPVs) and a replacement control circuit configured to update replacement data for the cache memory based on the plurality of IPVs. In one embodiment, the IPV is selected for a given request based a criticality status of a cache line accessed by the given request. For example, cache lines deemed important or critical for performance reasons may be replaced less frequently via a first IPV, while non-critical cache lines are replaced more frequently via a second IPV.