on linux system, in the directory /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cache/index0/ what is the meaning of "ways_of_associativity" ? Do somebody know the answer?
A:
Cache associativity is a way to decrease cache misses in exchange of lookup time. It is a trade-off.
Associativity
Arkaitz Jimenez
2010-10-15 09:16:54
Thanks Arkaitz. But that's not exactly what I asked for. I wanted to know the meaning of the file "ways_of_associativity". Now I have the answer. It's the number of subsets in the related cache memory.
the_drug
2010-10-18 09:56:01