System and method for directional prefetching

Details System and method for directional prefetching System and method for directional prefetching

2005-04-08

2009-12-01

Tsai, Sheng-Jen (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

Reexamination Certificate

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07627720

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods that provide directional prefetching are provided. In one embodiment, a method may include one or more of the following: storing a first block and a second block in a prefetch buffer; associating a first block access with a backward prefetch scheme; associating a second block access with a forward prefetch scheme; and, if the first block is accessed before the second block, then performing a backward prefetch with respect to the first block.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6484239 (2002-11-01), Hill et al.
patent: 6931494 (2005-08-01), So et al.

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