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Methods and apparatus for providing simultaneous software/hardware cache fill

  • US 20070277000A1
  • Filed: 06/01/2006
  • Published: 11/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a hardware implemented cache refill circuit for managing at least one address translation table cache, the at least one address translation table cache containing data used to translate an external address into a physical address of a processing system; and

    providing a software implemented cache refill function operable to pre-load the at least one address translation table cache prior to a cache miss.

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