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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Gordon T. Davis, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Richard W. Doing, Raleigh, NC (US);

John D. Jabusch, Cary, NC (US);

M V V Anil Krishna, Cary, NC (US);

Brett Olsson, Cary, NC (US);

Eric F Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Sumedh W Sathaye, Cary, NC (US);

Jeffrey R Summers, Raleigh, NC (US);

Inventors:

Gordon T. Davis, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Richard W. Doing, Raleigh, NC (US);

John D. Jabusch, Cary, NC (US);

M V V Anil Krishna, Cary, NC (US);

Brett Olsson, Cary, NC (US);

Eric F Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Sumedh W Sathaye, Cary, NC (US);

Jeffrey R Summers, Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/40 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A single unified level one instruction(s) cache in which some lines may contain traces and other lines in the same congruence class may contain blocks of instruction(s) consistent with conventional cache lines. Formation of trace lines in the cache is delayed on initial operation of the system to assure quality of the trace lines stored.


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