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D-CACHE LINE USE HISTORY BASED DONE BIT BASED ON SUCCESSFUL PREFETCHABLE COUNTER

  • US 20100306471A1
  • Filed: 05/28/2009
  • Published: 12/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing history based done logic for a D-cache, the method comprising:

  • receiving a D-cache line in an L2 cache;

    determining if the D-cache line is unprefetchable;

    aging the D-cache line without a delay if the D-cache line is prefetchable; and

    aging the D-cache line with a delay if the D-cache line is unprefetchable.

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