An information processing apparatus has a CPU, a memory, a cache memory and a cache controller. When an acquisition of an area of a prescribed size is requested in the memory, a size equivalent to at least two lines serving as a cache unit is added to the prescribed size requested and this area is reserved...http://www.google.es/patents/US7428616?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US7428616 - Method and apparatus for appending buffer areas to requested memory
Method and apparatus for appending buffer areas to requested memory