Method and system to improve prefetching operations

Details Method and system to improve prefetching operations Method and system to improve prefetching operations

2005-12-20

2005-12-20

Bataille, Pierre-Michel (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

C711S171000

Reexamination Certificate

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06978351

ABSTRACT:
To reduce prefetch overshoot when prefetching partial data sets along the path from input-output bus to system memory, a prefetch field is used to communicate the amount of data that a prefetching entity upstream may prefetch. Utilizing a prefetch field in such a manner reduces the fetching of unneeded data past the end of the requested data, resulting in overall increased system performance.

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