Method and system for controlling the memory access operation performed by a central processing unit in a computer system
AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChia-Hsin Chen, Nai-Shung Chang
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AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChia-Hsin Chen, Nai-Shung Chang
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A memory access control method and system is provided for use on a computer system to control the memory access operation by a central processing unit (CPU) to a memory unit in a more efficient manner than the prior art. This memory access control method and system is characterized by, for each read request from the CPU, the prompt transfer of the corresponding internal read-request signal to the memory control unit, right after it is issued and without waiting until the CPU issues the L1 write-back signal of the current read request. If the current read request is a hit to the cache memory, a read-stop signal is promptly issued to stop the current read operation on the memory unit, and then a cache write-back operation is performed to write the cache data back into the memory unit. This method and system can help reduce the period of waiting states by the CPU, thus increasing the overall memory access performance by the CPU and the overall system performance of the computer system.
A memory accessing and controlling method suitable for controlling the transfer of data between a CPU and a memory unit, the method comprising:
A memory access control system for controlling a memory access operation by a central processing unit (CPU) to a memory unit, wherein the CPU can access desired data on the memory unit through the memory access control system, the system comprising:
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