Re: one last data transfer to main mem question

[[Instr] Albert Chae]

Yes, this is correct.

Albert

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, EECS Instructional Account wrote:

>
> I think what im about to say is right, but I just wanted to cross check with
> everyone
>
> since the block size (for an example, 2 words) is set from the start, that
> means that if I ever need to send data that is less than the block size (lets
> say I want to overwrite 1 word in that 2 word block) to the main memory, I
> can't just send the 1 word to the main mem using accessDRAM() with the exact
> addresss where this 1 word is supposed to go, instead I have to read the 2
> word block from memory to cache, overwrite that 1 word in cache, and then
> afterwards, send this updated block to memory through a write op with
> accessDRAM()
>
> right?
>

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