Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor apparatus may include technology to determine if a memory operation on a memory is avoidable, and suppress the memory operation if the memory operation is determined to be avoidable. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for compiler sheltered nonvolatile memory (NVM) stores, such as based on demarcated atomic persistence regions in source code, for instance. Some embodiments are particularly related to a compiler that effectively shelters updates to NVM-based variables in a compiler implemented register, or register file, until the compiler has recorded undo values into a temporary but nonvolatile log range.

Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus may include a CC, and a LLC coupled to the CC, the CC to reserve a defined portion of the LLC where data objects whose home location is in a NVM are given placement priority. In embodiments, the apparatus may be further coupled to at least one lower level cache and a second LLC, wherein the CC may further identify modified data objects in the at least one lower level cache whose home location is in a second NVM, and in response to the identification, cause the modified data objects to be written from the lower level cache to the second LLC, the second LLC located in a same socket as the second NVM.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor has a core including at least one execution circuit, a retirement circuit, a first cache memory, and a first cache controller to control the first cache memory, where the first cache controller, in response to a store request to store a first value to a memory coupled to the processor, is to suppress the store operation when the first value matches a stored value of a cache line associated with the store operation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor has a core including at least one execution circuit, a retirement circuit, a first cache memory, and a first cache controller to control the first cache memory, where the first cache controller, in response to a store request to store a first value to a memory coupled to the processor, is to suppress the store operation when the first value matches a stored value of a cache line associated with the store operation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus may include a CC, and a LLC coupled to the CC, the CC to reserve a defined portion of the LLC where data objects whose home location is in a NVM are given placement priority. In embodiments, the apparatus may be further coupled to at least one lower level cache and a second LLC, wherein the CC may further identify modified data objects in the at least one lower level cache whose home location is in a second NVM, and in response to the identification, cause the modified data objects to be written from the lower level cache to the second LLC, the second LLC located in a same socket as the second NVM.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with workload working set size determination, are disclosed herein. In embodiments, at least one computer-readable storage medium includes instructions stored therein to cause an apparatus to intermittently sample memory access operations associated with execution of a workload; generate a trace of memory addresses of the memory access operations sampled; generate a profile of average memory footprints for various trace window sizes; and generate a profile of cache miss rate. The profile of cache miss rate is used to determine a working set size of the workload. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus may include a CC, and a LLC coupled to the CC, the CC to reserve a defined portion of the LLC where data objects whose home location is in a NVM are given placement priority. In embodiments, the apparatus may be further coupled to at least one lower level cache and a second LLC, wherein the CC may further identify modified data objects in the at least one lower level cache whose home location is in a second NVM, and in response to the identification, cause the modified data objects to be written from the lower level cache to the second LLC, the second LLC located in a same socket as the second NVM.

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor apparatus may include technology to determine if a memory operation on a memory is avoidable, and suppress the memory operation if the memory operation is determined to be avoidable. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for compiler sheltered nonvolatile memory (NVM) stores, such as based on demarcated atomic persistence regions in source code, for instance. Some embodiments are particularly related to a compiler that effectively shelters updates to NVM-based variables in a compiler implemented register, or register file, until the compiler has recorded undo values into a temporary but nonvolatile log range.