Title :
A modified approach to data cache management
Author :
Tyson, Gary ; Farrens, Matthew ; Matthews, John ; Pleszkun, Andrew R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Riverside, CA, USA
fDate :
29 Nov-1 Dec 1995
Abstract :
As processor performance continues to improve, more emphasis must be placed on the performance of the memory system. In this paper, a detailed characterization of data cache behavior for individual load instructions is given. We show that by selectively applying cache line allocation according the characteristics of individual load instructions, overall performance can be improved for both the data cache and the memory system. This approach can improve some aspects of memory performance by as much as 60 percent on existing executables
Keywords :
cache storage; memory architecture; storage management; cache line allocation; data cache management; individual load instructions; load instructions; memory performance; memory system; performance; Bandwidth; Clocks; Computer science; Delay; Logic; Pins; Prefetching; Sun; Time measurement; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microarchitecture, 1995., Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7349-4
DOI :
10.1109/MICRO.1995.476816
