Patent ID: 7941608
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of evicting a plurality of data entries from a cache, said method comprising the steps of: transferring information associated with a first of said plurality of data entries from said cache to an information portion of an eviction buffer; determining if said first of said plurality of data entries should be written to a memory by examining said information; and if it is determined that said data entry should be written to said memory, transferring said information from said eviction buffer to a bus coupled with said memory and transferring data of said first of said plurality of data entries from said cache to a data portion of said eviction buffer, transferring information associated with a second of said plurality of data entries from said cache to said information portion of said eviction buffer such that said data stored by said data portion of said eviction buffer corresponds to said first of said plurality of data entries and said information stored by said information portion of said eviction buffer corresponds to said second of said plurality of data entries, and transferring said data stored by said data portion of said eviction buffer to said bus.