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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Vladimir Pentkovksi, Folsom, CA (US);
Ling Cen, Austin, TX (US);
Vivek Garg, Folsom, CA (US);
Deep Buch, Folsom, CA (US);
David Zhao, Pinole, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vladimir Pentkovksi, Folsom, CA (US);
Ling Cen, Austin, TX (US);
Vivek Garg, Folsom, CA (US);
Deep Buch, Folsom, CA (US);
David Zhao, Pinole, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A store operation architecture in which store operation latency and read-for-ownership (RFO) throughput are improved. Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus to improve store performance in a microprocessor by allowing out-of-order issuance of RFO operations and more efficiently using the store buffer latency periods.