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US 2004/0064657 A1Published application
Memory structure including information storage elements and associated validity storage elements
OwnerMuraleedhara Navada, Sreenath Kurupatiinventors
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a memory structure is provided including information storage elements and associated validity storage elements.
Claims22
A memory structure, comprising:
- a plurality of information storage elements;
- and
- a validity storage element associated with each information storage element, the validity storage elements being adapted to be reset to a first value.
A method, comprising:
- arranging for a plurality of validity storage elements to be reset to a first value during an initialization process, each validity storage element being associated with an information storage element;
- storing information in a subset of the information storage elements;
- and
- storing a second value in the validity storage elements associated with the subset of information storage elements.
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A method, comprising:
- determining information to be stored;
- storing the determined information in an information storage element;
- and
- storing a second value in a validity storage element associated with the information storage element, the validity storage element being adapted to be reset to a first value during an initialization process.
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A method, comprising:
- retrieving a value stored in a validity storage element, the validity storage element being adapted to be reset to a first value during an initialization process;
- and
- if the retrieved value comprises a second value, retrieving information stored in an information storage element associated with the validity storage element.
A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method, said method comprising:
- arranging for a plurality of validity storage elements to be reset to a first value during an initialization process, each validity storage element being associated with an information storage element;
- storing information in a subset of the information storage elements;
- and
- storing a second value in the validity storage elements associated with the subset of information storage elements.
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A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method, said method comprising:
- determining information to be stored;
- storing the determined information in an information storage element;
- and
- storing a second value in a validity storage element associated with the information storage element, the validity storage element being adapted to be reset to a first value during an initialization process.
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A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method, said method comprising:
- retrieving a value stored in a validity storage element, the validity storage element being adapted to be reset to a first value during an initialization process;
- and
- if the retrieved value comprises a second value, retrieving information stored in an information storage element associated with the validity storage element.
A network device, comprising:
- N random access memory storage elements, each random access memory storage element being adapted to store M bits of information;
- and
- a N-bit validity vector including a resetable flip-flop element associated with each random access memory storage element, the resetable flip-flop elements being adapted to be reset to a pre-determined value during a chip reset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.