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Title: Method and apparatus for performing memory prefetching

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1568432

A method and apparatus for performing memory prefetching includes determining whether to initiate prefetching. Upon a determination to initiate prefetching, a first memory row is determined as a suitable prefetch candidate, and it is determined whether a particular set of one or more cachelines of the first memory row is to be prefetched.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344; B609201
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,310,981
Application Number:
15/268,953
OSTI ID:
1568432
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/19/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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