Cache memory system

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Nguyen, Hiep T (Department: 2187)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Addressing combined with specific memory configuration or...

Addressing cache memories

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ABSTRACT:
The cache memory system1comprises: a virtual index obtaining unit13operable to obtain, based on a virtual address, virtual indexes of an access-target cache line and a cache line potentially having a cache-aliasing relationship with the access-target cache line; a physical tag obtaining unit15operable to obtain a physical tag of a physical page by performing address translation on the virtual address; and a comparing unit16operable to compare a physical tag TAG obtained by the physical tag obtaining unit15with each tag information piece TAG(i) belonging to cache lines corresponding to the virtual indexes and output from the tag array11abased on the virtual indexes obtained by the virtual index obtaining unit13, and determines a cache hit/miss.

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