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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Eitan Joshua, Ramot Menashe, IL;
Adi Habusha, Moshar Alonee-Abba, IL;
Eitan Joshua, Ramot Menashe, IL;
Adi Habusha, Moshar Alonee-Abba, IL;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L.), Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A method and system are provided for determining a next available address for writing data to a cache memory. In one implementation, a method includes receiving a request for a candidate address in the cache memory, the cache memory divided into a plurality of banks. The method further includes determining a candidate address in each of the cache memory banks using an address determination algorithm, selecting one of the candidate addresses from among the determined candidate addresses using an address selection function different from the address determination algorithm, and returning the selected candidate address in response to the request.