Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Method and apparatus for memory vulnerability prediction

Abstract:

Described herein are a method and apparatus for memory vulnerability prediction. A memory vulnerability predictor predicts the reliability of a memory region when it is first accessed, based on past program history. The memory vulnerability predictor uses a table to store reliability predictions and predicts reliability needs of a new memory region. A memory management module uses the reliability information to make decisions, (such as to guide memory placement policies in a heterogeneous memory system).