International Business Machines Corporation
Dynamically adjusting prefetch depth

Abstract:

Disclosed is a computer implemented method and system to dynamically adjust prefetch depth, the method comprising, identifying a first prefetch stream, wherein the first prefetch stream is identified in a prefetch request queue (PRQ), and wherein the first prefetch stream includes a first prefetch depth. The method also comprises determining a number of inflight prefetches, and comparing, a number of prefetch machines against the number of inflight prefetches, wherein each of the prefetch machines is configured to monitor one prefetch request. The method further includes adjusting, in response to the comparing, the first prefetch depth of the first prefetch stream.