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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Bruce L. Beukema, Hayfield, MN (US);
Russell D. Hoover, Rochester, MN (US);
Jon K. Kriegel, Rochester, MN (US);
Jamie R. Kuesel, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric O. Mejdrich, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert A. Shearer, Rochester, MN (US);
Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, MN (US);
Bruce L. Beukema, Hayfield, MN (US);
Russell D. Hoover, Rochester, MN (US);
Jon K. Kriegel, Rochester, MN (US);
Jamie R. Kuesel, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric O. Mejdrich, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert A. Shearer, Rochester, MN (US);
Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Computer systems with direct updating of cache (e.g., primary L1 cache) memories of a processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or graphics processing unit (GPU). Special addresses are reserved for high speed memory. Memory access requests involving these reserved addresses are routed directly to the high speed memory. Memory access requests not involving these reserved addresses are routed to memory external to the processor.