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3a. Cache hit (copy-back)
A data write in accordance with the access size (quadword/longword/word/byte) is performed
for the data indexed by bits [4:0] of the effective address of the data field of the cache line
indexed by effective address bits [13:5]. Then 1 is set in the U bit.
3b. Cache hit (write-through)
A data write in accordance with the access size (quadword/longword/word/byte) is performed
for the data indexed by bits [4:0] of the effective address of the data field of the cache line
indexed by effective address bits [13:5]. A write is also performed to the corresponding
external memory using the specified access size.
3c. Cache miss (no copy-back/write-back)
A data write in accordance with the access size (quadword/longword/word/byte) is performed
for the data indexed by bits [4:0] of the effective address of the data field of the cache line
indexed by effective address bits [13:5]. Then, data is read into the cache line from the external
memory space corresponding to the effective address. Data reading is performed, using the
wraparound method, in order from the longword data corresponding to the effective address,
and one cache line of data is read excluding the written data. During this time, the CPU can
execute the next processing. When reading of one line of data is completed, the tag
corresponding to the effective address is recorded in the cache, and 1 is written to the V bit and
U bit.
3d. Cache miss (write-through)
A write of the specified access size is performed to the external memory corresponding to the
effective address. In this case, a write to cache is not performed.
3e. Cache miss (with copy-back/write-back)
The tag and data field of the cache line indexed by effective address bits [13:5] are first saved
in the write-back buffer, and then a data write in accordance with the access size
(quadword/longword/word/byte) is performed for the data indexed by bits [4:0] of the effective
address of the data field of the cache line indexed by effective address bits [13:5]. Then, data is
read into the cache line from the external memory space corresponding to the effective
address. Data reading is performed, using the wraparound method, in order from the longword
data corresponding to the effective address, and one cache line of data is read excluding the
written data. During this time, the CPU can execute the next processing. When reading of one
line of data is completed, the tag corresponding to the effective address is recorded in the
cache, and 1 is written to the V bit and U bit. The data in the write-back buffer is then written
back to external memory.
Rev. 2.0, 03/99, page 68 of 396
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