缓存更新之write through与write back

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1. write through

   直写式（write through），也叫写透，即CPU在向Cache写入数据的同时，也把数据写入主存以保证Cache和主存中相应单元数据的一致性，其特点是简单可靠，但由于CPU每次更新时都要对主存写入，速度必然受影响。

   write throgh:In a write-through cache, data is writen to main memory at the sam e time as the cache is updated.

   cache的数据update后，main mem的数据同时update

2. write back

   回写式（write back）即CPU只向Cache写入，并用标记加以注明，直到Cache中被写过的块要被进入的信息块取代时，才一次写入主存。这种方式考虑到写入的往往是中间结果，每次写入主存速度慢而且不必要。其特点是速度快，避免了不必要的冗余写操作，但结构上较复杂。

   write back (also known as copyback):In a write-back cache, data is only written to main memory when it is forced out of the cache on line replacement following a cache miss. Otherwise, writes by the processor only update the cache.

   cache的数据update后，main mem的数据不同时update（cache line 被称为dirty）；直到cache数据无效时，才将main mem的数据 update（cache line被称为clean）

3. dirty:

   A cache line in a write-back cache that has been modified while it is in the cache is said to be dirty. A cache line is marked as dirty by setting the dirty bit. If a cache line is dirty, it must be written to memory on a cache miss because the next level of memory contains data that has not been updated. The process of writing dirdy data to main memory is called cache cleaning.

4. clean:

   A cache line that has not been not modified while it is in the cache is said to be clean. To clean a cache is to write dirty cache entries into main memory.If a cache line is clean, it is not wirtten on a cache miss because the next level of memory contains the same data as the cache.

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