Patent classifications
G06F12/127
Methods and apparatus to facilitate write miss caching in cache system
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to facilitate write miss caching in cache system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first cache storage; a second cache storage, wherein the second cache storage includes a first portion operable to store a first set of data evicted from the first cache storage and a second portion; a cache controller coupled to the first cache storage and the second cache storage and operable to: receive a write operation; determine that the write operation produces a miss in the first cache storage; and in response to the miss in the first cache storage, provide write miss information associated with the write operation to the second cache storage for storing in the second portion.
Dynamic input-output pacer with artificial intelligence
In one embodiment, a processing apparatus includes a processor to train an artificial intelligence model to find a pacing action from which to derive a pacing metric for use in serving content transfer requests.
Mitigating Retention of Previously-Critical Cache Lines
A cache may store critical cache lines and non-critical cache lines, and may attempt to retain critical cache lines in the cache by, for example, favoring the critical cache lines in replacement data updates, retaining the critical cache lines with a certain probability when victim cache blocks are being selected, etc. Criticality values may be retained at various levels of the cache hierarchy. Additionally, accelerated eviction may be employed if the threads previously accessing the critical cache blocks are viewed as dead.
SPLIT CACHE FOR ADDRESS MAPPING DATA
Methods, systems, and devices for a split cache for address mapping data are described. A memory system may include a cache (e.g., including a first and second portion) for storing data that indicates a mapping between logical addresses associated with a host system and physical addresses of the memory system. The memory system may store data (e.g., the address mapping data) within the first portion of the cache. Additionally, the memory system may store an indication of whether the data is used for any access operations during a duration that the data is stored in the first portion of the cache. The memory system may transfer subsets of the data to the second portion of the cache if they are used for access operations during the duration.
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE ATOMIC OPERATIONS IN VICTIM CACHE
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to facilitate atomic operation in victim cache are disclosed. An example system includes a first cache storage to store a first set of data; a second cache storage to store a second set of data that has been evicted from the first cache storage; and a storage queue coupled to the first cache storage and the second cache storage, the storage queue including: an arithmetic component to: receive the second set of data from the second cache storage in response to a memory operation; and perform an arithmetic operation on the second set of data to produce a third set of data; and an arbitration manager to store the third set of data in the second cache storage.
Metadata management for extent-based storage system
Metadata of extent-based storage systems can be managed. For example, a computing device can store a first metadata object and a second metadata object in a first memory device. The first metadata object can specify locations of a first set of extents corresponding to a first data unit stored in a second memory device. The second metadata object can specify locations of a second set of extents corresponding to a second data unit stored in the second memory device. The computing device can determine that a first size of the first metadata object is smaller than a second size of the second metadata object. The computing device can remove the second metadata object from the first memory device based on determining that the first size is less than the second size.
Metadata management for extent-based storage system
Metadata of extent-based storage systems can be managed. For example, a computing device can store a first metadata object and a second metadata object in a first memory device. The first metadata object can specify locations of a first set of extents corresponding to a first data unit stored in a second memory device. The second metadata object can specify locations of a second set of extents corresponding to a second data unit stored in the second memory device. The computing device can determine that a first size of the first metadata object is smaller than a second size of the second metadata object. The computing device can remove the second metadata object from the first memory device based on determining that the first size is less than the second size.
WRITE MERGING ON STORES WITH DIFFERENT PRIVILEGE LEVELS
A caching system including a first sub-cache, a second sub-cache, coupled in parallel with the first sub-cache, for storing write-memory commands that are not cached in the first sub-cache, the second sub-cache including privilege bits configured to store an indication that a corresponding cache line of the second sub-cache is associated with a level of privilege, and wherein the second sub-cache is further configured to receive a first write memory command for a memory address associated with a first level of privilege, store, in the second sub-cache, first data associated with the first write memory command and the level of privilege associated with the cache line, receive a second write memory command for the cache line, the second write memory command associated with a second level of privilege, merge the first level of privilege with the second level of privilege, and output the merged privilege level with the cache line.
VICTIM CACHE WITH WRITE MISS MERGING
A caching system including a first sub-cache, a second sub-cache, coupled in parallel with the first sub-cache, for storing cache data evicted from the first sub-cache and write-memory commands that are not cached in the first sub-cache, and a cache controller configured to receive two or more cache commands, determine a conflict exists between the received two or more cache commands, determine a conflict resolution between the received two or more cache commands, and sending the two or more cache commands to the first sub-cache and the second sub-cache.
WRITE MERGING ON STORES WITH DIFFERENT TAGS
Techniques for caching data are provided that include receiving, by a caching system, a write memory command for a memory address, the write memory command associated with a first color tag, determining, by a first sub-cache of the caching system, that the memory address is not cached in the first sub-cache, determining, by second sub-cache of the caching system, that the memory address is not cached in the second sub-cache, storing first data associated with the first write memory command in a cache line of the second sub-cache, storing the first color tag in the second sub-cache, receiving a second write memory command for the cache line, the write memory command associated with a second color tag, merging the second color tag with the first color tag, storing the merged color tag, and evicting the cache line based on the merged color tag.