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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2004
Michael A. Filippo, Manchaca, TX (US);
James K. Pickett, Austin, TX (US);
Roger D. Isaac, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Filippo, Manchaca, TX (US);
James K. Pickett, Austin, TX (US);
Roger D. Isaac, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A prefetch unit for use with a cache subsystem. The prefetch unit includes a stream storage coupled to a prefetch unit. The stream storage may include a plurality of locations configured to store a plurality of entries each corresponding to a respective range of prefetch addresses. The prefetch control may be configured to prefetch an address in response to receiving a cache access request including an address that is within the respective range of prefetch addresses of any of the plurality of entries.