This chapter discusses cache architecture, including direct-mapped and set-associative designs. It explains cache controller logic, integration with CPU pipelines, and handling cache misses. Topics cover write buffers, non-blocking caches, and cache maintenance instructions. Practical tasks involve designing cache modules and integrating them into the CPU.

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Cache Design

  • Wenxiang Wang,
  • Jinzhang Xing

摘要

This chapter discusses cache architecture, including direct-mapped and set-associative designs. It explains cache controller logic, integration with CPU pipelines, and handling cache misses. Topics cover write buffers, non-blocking caches, and cache maintenance instructions. Practical tasks involve designing cache modules and integrating them into the CPU.