摘要
A cache memory of the present invention includes: for each cache entry, way 0 to way 3 which hold use flags U indicating whether or not the use flags U have been accessed; and a control unit which: updates, when a cache entry is hit, a use flag U corresponding to the hit cache entry so that the use flag U indicates that the cache entry has been accessed; and reset, in the case where all other use flags in the same set indicates that the cache entries have been accessed herein, the all other use flags so that the use flags indicate that the cache entries have not been accessed; and select a cache entry to be replaced from among the cache entries corresponding to the use flags indicating that the cache entries have not been accessed.
摘要译文
A cache memory of the present invention includes: for each cache entry, way 0 to way 3 which hold use flags U indicating whether or not the use flags U have been accessed; and a control unit which: updates, when a cache entry is hit, a use flag U corresponding to the hit cache entry so that the use flag U indicates that the cache entry has been accessed; and reset, in the case where all other use flags in the same set indicates that the cache entries have been accessed herein, the all other use flags so that the use flags indicate that the cache entries have not been accessed; and select a cache entry to be replaced from among the cache entries corresponding to the use flags indicating that the cache entries have not been accessed.
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