EECS252GraduateComputerArchitectureLec16–.pptVIP

3/1/05 CS252 s06 Adv. Memory Hieriarchy CS258 S99 EECS 252 Graduate Computer Architecture Lec 16 – Advanced Memory Hierarchy David Patterson Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California, Berkeley /~pattrsn /cs252-s06 Outline 11 Advanced Cache Optimizations Administrivia Memory Technology and DRAM optimizations Virtual Machines Xen VM: Design and Performance Conclusion Why More on Memory Hierarchy? Review: 6 Basic Cache Optimizations Reducing hit time 1. Giving Reads Priority over Writes E.g., Read complete before earlier writes in write buffer 2. Avoiding Add