Write-back cache with different ECC codings for clean and...

Details Write-back cache with different ECC codings for clean and... Write-back cache with different ECC codings for clean and...

2005-05-18

2008-10-14

Baker, Stephen M. (Department: 2112)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Data processing system error or fault handling

Reliability and availability

C714S773000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07437597

ABSTRACT:
A write-back cache has error-correction code (ECC) fields storing ECC bits for cache lines. Clean cache lines are re-fetched from memory when an ECC error is detected. Dirty cache lines are corrected using the ECC bits or signal an uncorrectable error. The type of ECC code stored is different for clean and dirty lines. Clean lines use an error-detection code that can detect longer multi-bit errors than the error correction code used by dirty lines. Dirty lines use a correction code that can correct a bit error in the dirty line, while the detection code for clean lines may not be able to correct any errors. Dirty lines' ECC is optimized for correction while clean lines' ECC is optimized for detection. A single-error-correction, double-error-detection (SECDED) code may be used for dirty lines while a triple-error-detection code is used for clean lines.

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