Cache memory control unit,cache memory control method,central processing unit, information processor, and central processing method

摘要

A central processing unit that performs control related to information processing comprises: a primary cache that issues a prefetch request and demand fetch request; a secondary cache that performs swap processing to allow a move-in buffer that has been ensured for replying the prefetch request to be used for a reply to the demand fetch request following the prefetch request, swap processing being performed only in the case of the combination of requests that allows the processing performed when the move-in buffer is ensured to be taken over by the succeeding demand fetch request; and a calculation section that performs calculation using data of the primary cache; wherein, when a correct reply to the prefetch request has arrived during a swap determination period at which it is determined whether the swap processing is performed or not, the secondary cache issues, to the primary cache, a prior notice indicating the arrival of a reply to the demand fetch request.