US 12,450,170 B2
Configurable cache replacement
Ian Richard Beaumont, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/476,371.
Prior Publication US 2025/0110895 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 12/122 (2016.01)
CPC G06F 12/122 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a control circuit configured to:
search both a first half of a set of ways of a cache and a second half of the set of ways to select a first way from the first half and a second way from the second half using a balanced selection based on a status tree for the set of ways; and
select, in response to the first way being unavailable, the second way for a cache replacement.