US PATENT SUBCLASS 711 / 123
.~.~.~.~ User data cache and instruction data cache

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711 /   HD   ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY

100  DF  STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL {6}
117  DF  .~ Hierarchical memories {1}
118  DF  .~.~ Caching {14}
119  DF  .~.~.~ Multiple caches {5}
123.~.~.~.~ User data cache and instruction data cache

DEFINITION

Classification: 711/123

User data cache and instruction data cache:

(under subclass 119) Subject matter further comprising means or steps for employing separate or partitioned cache(s) for separately storing portions of instruction data and user data, respectively.

(1) Note. This physical separation of instruction data and user data is often referred to as Harvard architecture in the art and associated literature.