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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Ariel Berkovits, Yuvalim, IL;
Inventor:
Ariel Berkovits, Yuvalim, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing an importance level of a line in a memory of a cache. An instruction is provided to the cache, the instruction indicating that the line is a candidate for replacement. The importance level of the line may then be reduced based on the instruction. The method may increase cache hit rate and, hence, microprocessor performance.