Load-store unit (computing)

In computer engineering a load-store unit is a specialized hardware element that loads data from memory or stores it back to memory from registers.[1]

The load-store-unit usually includes a queue which acts as a waiting area for memory instructions, and the unit itself operates independently of other processor units.[1]

Load-store units may also be used in vector processing, and in such cases the term "load-store vector" may be used.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk by Bruce Jacob, Spencer Ng, David Wang 2007 ISBN 0123797519 page 298
  2. ↑ Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson 2011 ISBN 012383872X pages 293-295