What is Non-blocking cache?
A cache that keeps servicing other accesses while a miss is outstanding. It can handle multiple misses at once, overlapping and hiding memory latency.
Field: Memory Hierarchy
Non-blocking cache in the explanations
A non-blocking cache keeps miss information in dedicated registers (MSHRs), so it can return hits during a miss and send other misses to memory at the same time.
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