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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Clark A. Anderson, Rochester, MN (US);
Adrian C. Gerhard, Rochester, MN (US);
David Navarro, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0802 (2013.01); G06F 12/0888 (2013.01); G06F 12/0866 (2013.01); G06F 2212/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, system and memory controller for implementing dynamic enabling and disabling of cache based upon workload in a computer system. Predefined sets of information are monitored while the cache is enabled to identify a change in workload, and selectively disabling the cache responsive to a first identified predefined workload. Monitoring predefined information to identify a second predefined workload while the cache is disabled, and selectively enabling the cache responsive to said identified second predefined workload.