Dynamic cache disable

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2005-12-27

2005-12-27

Bataille, Pierre (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711S139000, C711S118000, C711S119000, C711S126000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06981112

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, program product and method utilize a cache payback parameter for selectively and dynamically disabling caching for potentially cacheable operations performed in connection with a memory. The cache payback parameter is tracked concurrently with the performance of a plurality of cacheable operations on a memory, and is used to determine the effectiveness, or potential payback, of caching in a particular implementation or environment. The selective disabling of caching, in turn, is applied at least to future cacheable operations based upon a determination that the cache payback parameter meets a caching disable threshold.

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