Abstract: System and method for coating a suture line are disclosed. The system includes a first guide positioned to orient the suture line for entry into a coating tube. The system also includes a coating tube having an inlet opening to admit the suture line and an outlet opening through which the suture line exits the coating tube. The coating tube includes a fill opening through which a coating composition is introduced into the coating tube to a level sufficient to submerge a portion of the suture line. The system further includes a second guide positioned to orient the suture line exiting from the dryer.

Abstract: A computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a higher level cache, a lower level cache, a decoder to decode instructions, and a circuit coupled to the decoder. In one embodiment, the circuit, in response to a single decoded instruction, retrieves data from external memory and bypasses the lower level cache upon a higher level cache miss. In another embodiment, the circuit, in response to a first decoded instruction, issues a request to retrieve data at an address from external memory to place said data only in the lower level cache, detects a second cacheable decoded instruction to said address, and places said data in the higher level cache.

Abstract: A method and system for providing cache memory management. The system comprises a main memory, a processor coupled to the main memory, and at least one cache memory coupled to the processor for caching of data. The at least one cache memory has at least two cache ways, each comprising a plurality of sets. Each of the plurality of sets has a bit which indicates whether one of the at least two cache ways contains non-temporal data. The processor accesses data from one of the main memory or the at least one cache memory.

Abstract: A method and system for providing cache memory management. The system comprises a main memory, a processor coupled to the main memory, and at least one cache memory coupled to the processor for caching of data. The at least one cache memory has at least two cache ways, each comprising a plurality of sets. Each of the plurality of sets has a bit which indicates whether one of the at least two cache ways contains non-temporal data. The processor accesses data from one of the main memory or the at least one cache memory.

Abstract: A processor is described. The processor includes a decoder to decode instructions and a circuit, in response to a decoded instruction, to detect an incoming load instruction that misses a cache, allocate a buffer to service the incoming load instruction, and issue a bus request to load the data in the buffer without accessing said cache.

Abstract: A processor is disclosed. The processor includes a decoder to decode instructions and a circuit, in response to a decoded instruction, detects an incoming write back or write through streaming store instruction that misses a cache and allocates a buffer in write combining mode. The circuit, in response to a second decoded instruction, detects either an uncacheable speculative write combining store instruction or a second write back streaming store or write through streaming store instruction that hits the buffer and merges the second decoded instruction with the buffer.

Abstract: A method and system for providing cache memory management. The system comprises a main memory, a processor coupled to the main memory, and at least one cache memory coupled to the processor for caching of data. The at least one cache memory has at least two cache ways, each comprising a plurality of sets. Each of the plurality of sets has a bit which indicates whether one of the at least two cache ways contains non-temporal data. The processor accesses data from one of the main memory or the at least one cache memory.