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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Dennis M. O'Connor, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael W. Morrow, Morrisville, NC (US);
Stephen Strazdus, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/128 (2016.01); G06F 12/08 (2016.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0811 (2013.01); G06F 12/0871 (2013.01); G06F 12/126 (2013.01); G06F 12/128 (2013.01); G06F 12/0888 (2013.01);
Abstract
A processor includes a multi-level cache hierarchy where a lock property is associated with a cache line. The cache line retains the lock property and may move back and forth within the cache hierarchy. The cache line may be evicted from the cache hierarchy after the lock property is removed.