Systems and methods for performing memory compression

An apparatus comprising:

• a table comprising a plurality of entries;
• and
• compression circuitry comprising a plurality of hardware lanes, wherein in response to receiving an indication of a compression instruction, the compression circuitry is configured to:
• assign a first group of two or more input words to the plurality of hardware lanes;
• responsive to determining at least a first input word and a second input word of the first group of two or more input words correspond to a same entry of the table, generate for the first input word and the second input word:
• a single read request for the table;
• and
• a single write request for the table;
• and
• generate a compression packet for each of the first input word and the second input word.

A method comprising:

• storing input words in a table comprising a plurality of entries;
• and
• in response to receiving an indication of a compression instruction:
• assigning a first group of two or more input words to the plurality of hardware lanes;
• responsive to determining at least a first input word and a second input word of the first group of two or more input words correspond to a same entry of the table, generating for the first input word and the second input word:
• a single read request for the table;
• and
• a single write request for the table;
• and
• generating a compression packet for each of the first input word and the second input word.

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• a cache coupled to the memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the cache, wherein the processor is configured to:
• assign a first group of two or more input words to the plurality of hardware lanes;
• responsive to determining at least a first input word and a second input word of the first group of two or more input words correspond to a same entry of the table, generate for the first input word and the second input word:
• a single read request for the table;
• and
• a single write request for the table;
• and
• generate a compression packet for each of the first input word and the second input word.