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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2006
Applicants:
James B. Keller, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tse-yu Yeh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramesh Gunna, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian J. Campbell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
James B. Keller, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tse-Yu Yeh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramesh Gunna, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian J. Campbell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a processor comprises a data cache configured to store a plurality of cache blocks and a control unit coupled to the data cache. The control unit is configured to flush the plurality of cache blocks from the data cache responsive to an indication that the processor is to transition to a low power state in which one or more clocks for the processor are inhibited.