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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Hidetaka Magoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetaka Magoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling hierarchical cache memories permit controlling a first level cache memory including a plurality of cache lines and controlling a next lower level cache memory including a plurality of cache lines. An additional memory may be associated with the next lower level cache memory and include a plurality of memory lines, the number of memory lines corresponding to the number of cache lines in a way set of the first level cache memory. Alternatively, the memory lines may include L-flags for multiple cache lines of each way set of the next lower level cache memory. L-flags associated with a given index plus any index offset from the first level cache memory may be contained in a single memory line of the additional memory.