Cache victim sector tag buffer

Details Cache victim sector tag buffer Cache victim sector tag buffer

2007-08-07

2007-08-07

Peugh, Brian R. (Department: 2187)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711S145000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11280442

ABSTRACT:
A method of operating a sub-sector cache includes receiving a request for a first sub-sector of a first cache line. The method further includes identifying a first replaced line in a cache data RAM, the first replaced line including a plurality of replaced sub-sectors. The method further includes storing the first sub-sector in the cache data RAM in place of a first replaced sub-sectors and storing an identifier of at least a second replaced sub-sector in a victim sector tag buffer.

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