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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Richard E. Klass, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael L. Golden, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard E. Klass, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael L. Golden, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a processing node includes a first processor core and a second processor core. The first processor core includes a first cache memory, such as an L2 cache, for example. The second processor core includes a second cache memory, such as an L2 cache memory. The processing node further includes a configuration unit that is coupled to the first processor core and the second processor core. The configuration unit may selectably disable portions of the first and the second cache memories.