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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2003
Ali-reza Adl-tabatabai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anwar M. Ghuloum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Guei-yuan Lueh, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor Ying, Shanghai, CN;
Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anwar M. Ghuloum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Guei-Yuan Lueh, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor Ying, Shanghai, CN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a central processing unit (CPU), a cache memory coupled to the CPU and a cache controller, coupled to the cache memory. The cache memory includes a plurality of compressible cache lines to store additional data. The cache controller reorders a cache line after each access to the cache line prior to the compression of the cache line into a compressed cache line.