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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 01, 2014
Lsi Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Kishore Kaniyar Sampathkumar, Bangalore, IN;
Saugata Das Purkayastha, Bangalore, IN;
Parag R. Maharana, Fremont, CA (US);
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a memory and a controller. The memory may be configured to (i) implement a cache and (ii) store meta-data. The cache may comprise one or more cache windows. Each of the one or more cache windows comprises a plurality of cache-lines configured to store information. The controller is connected to the memory and configured to (A) process normal read/write operations in a first mode and (B) process special read/write operations in a second mode by (i) tracking a write followed by read condition on each of said cache windows and (ii) discarding data on the cache-lines associated with the cache windows after completion of the write followed by a read condition on the cache-lines.