Patents by Inventor John M. Zulauf

John M. Zulauf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for instruction-based cache allocation policies
    Patent number: 8606998
    Abstract: A cache is configured to have a first cache line allocation policy for a memory address. An instruction associated with the memory address is received and a second cache line allocation policy is determined based on the instruction. The cache is reconfigured to have the second cache line allocation policy in response to receiving the instruction. A data processor includes processor core to receive and execute an instruction associated with a memory address, a cache including a plurality of cache lines, and a cache allocation module to determine a cache line allocation policy based on the instruction and to reconfigure the cache to have the cache line allocation policy for execution of the instruction at the processor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Zulauf
  • System and method for instruction-based cache allocation policies
    Publication number: 20080052466
    Abstract: A cache is configured to have a first cache line allocation policy for a memory address. An instruction associated with the memory address is received and a second cache line allocation policy is determined based on the instruction. The cache is reconfigured to have the second cache line allocation policy in response to receiving the instruction. A data processor includes processor core to receive and execute an instruction associated with a memory address, a cache including a plurality of cache lines, and a cache allocation module to determine a cache line allocation policy based on the instruction and to reconfigure the cache to have the cache line allocation policy for execution of the instruction at the processor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Zulauf