软件预取调度的距离

Intel优化文档部分翻译   By  G-Spider 2010-12-14  不妥之处，欢迎指正。

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Software Prefetch Scheduling Distance
软件预取调度的距离

Determining the ideal prefetch placement in the code depends on many architecturalparameters, including: the amount of memory to be prefetched, cache lookuplatency, system memory latency, and estimate of computation cycle. The ideal
distance for prefetching data is processor- and platform-dependent. If the distance is too short, the prefetch will not hide the latency of the fetch behind computation. Ifthe prefetch is too far ahead, prefetched data may be flushed out of the cache by the time it is required.

在代码中确定理想的预取位置取决于许多结构性参数，其中包括：将预取的存储量，缓存查找延迟，系统内存延迟，和运算周期的估计。理想
预取数据的距离是处理器和平台相关的。如果距离太短，预取将不能掩盖背后的提取计算延迟。如果预取是过于超前，有用的预取数据可能被刷出缓存。

Since prefetch distance is not a well-defined metric, for t