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US 2006/0149904 A1Published application
Prefetching hints
AssigneeSilicon Graphics, Inc.
InventorTodd Mowry
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Abstract
A processor capable of executing prefetching instructions containing hint fields is provided. The hint fields contain a first portion which enables the selection of a destination indicator for refill operations, and a second portion which identifies a destination.
Claims20
1-31. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- issuing an instruction, wherein the instruction includes a hint field, wherein the hint field specifies a prefetch behavior including a destination cache way, and a prefetch target field, wherein the prefetch target field specifies a composition of a prefetch target address;
- forming the prefetch target address in accordance with the prefetch target field;
- and
- performing a prefetch operation on at least one cache memory, wherein the prefetch operation prepares at least one cache memory location for use with a subsequent instruction.
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