Writing cache lines on a disk drive

Details Writing cache lines on a disk drive Writing cache lines on a disk drive

2006-10-31

2006-10-31

Kim, Matthew (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S141000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07130962

ABSTRACT:
Processor-based systems which may include non-volatile write-back cache and a disk drive may flush cache when the processor-based system is shut down. Flushing large cache to a disk drive may consume large amounts of time. Sequentially writing dirty cache lines during a system shutdown may alleviate the need to flush dirty cache lines and may require much less time.

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