Cache line reservations

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2011-05-03

2011-05-03

Nguyen, Hiep T (Department: 2187)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Memory configuring

Reexamination Certificate

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07937552

ABSTRACT:
Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus in the form of a data processing system and a computer program product for cache line reservations. In one embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises, dividing a memory into an unreserved section and a set of reserved sections. The method performs selected allocations of the memory only from the set of reserved sections, and performing un-selected allocations of the memory from the unreserved section. The method further mapping a specified selected allocation of the memory to a same corresponding line of cache memory each time the mapping for the specified selected allocation of the memory occurs, thereby maintaining locality.

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