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2.7.6 Cache data integrityFigures 2-72 to 2-86 shows checking operations for various cache accesses.Figure 2-72. Data Check Flow on Instruction Fetch
Start
Data Fetch
END
Tag Check
Refill (See
Figure 2-85)
Hit
Miss
Figure 2-73. Data Check Flow on Load Operations
Start
Write-back and
Refill
(
see
Data Load to
Register
END
Hit
V = 0
(
invalid
)
or
W = 0
(
clean
)
Miss or
Invalid
V bit, W bit
V = 1 (valid)
and
W = 1 (dirty) Refill
(
see
Figure 2-85)
Tag Check
Figure 2-86)