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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Baruch Solomon, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Avi Mendelson, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Baruch Solomon, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Avi Mendelson, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F012/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In general, the cache structure overcomes the deficiency of wasted tag space and reduces associativity. The method provides for storing a single tag along with a pointer to the actual data which is stored in a separate array which includes several lines. Each data block may have a variable length and occupy several lines. These lines are linked together to form a linked list. An invalidation mechanism allows invalidation of lines of the same data block, increasing data efficiency.