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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Ajay Harikumar, Bangalore, IN;
Tessil Thomas, Karnataka, IN;
Biju Puthur Simon, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cache that supports sub-socket partitioning is discussed. Specifically, the cache supports different quality of service levels and victim cache line selection for a cache miss operation. The different quality of service levels allow for programmable ceiling usage and floor usage thresholds that allow for different techniques for victim cache line selection.