HK7695A - A hierarchical memory system including separate cache memories for storing data and instructions - Google Patents

A hierarchical memory system including separate cache memories for storing data and instructions

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HK7695A
HK7695A HK7695A HK7695A HK7695A HK 7695 A HK7695 A HK 7695A HK 7695 A HK7695 A HK 7695A HK 7695 A HK7695 A HK 7695A HK 7695 A HK7695 A HK 7695A
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Frank Paul Carrubba
John Cocke
Norman Kreitzer
George Radin
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/08—Addressing or allocation; Relocation in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems
    • G06F12/0802—Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches
    • G06F12/0844—Multiple simultaneous or quasi-simultaneous cache accessing
    • G06F12/0846—Cache with multiple tag or data arrays being simultaneously accessible
    • G06F12/0848—Partitioned cache, e.g. separate instruction and operand caches
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/08—Addressing or allocation; Relocation in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems
    • G06F12/0802—Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches
    • G06F12/0888—Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches using selective caching, e.g. bypass
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/30003—Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions
    • G06F9/3004—Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions to perform operations on memory
    • G06F9/30047—Prefetch instructions; cache control instructions

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HK7695A 1982-12-30 1995-01-19 A hierarchical memory system including separate cache memories for storing data and instructions HK7695A (en)

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JP (1) JPS60500187A (xx)
CA (1) CA1199420A (xx)
DE (1) DE3382179D1 (xx)
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