A7.2
About the L2 cache
The integrated L2 cache is the Point of Unification for the Cortex-A76 core. It handles both instruction
and data requests from the instruction side and data side of each core respectively.
When fetched from the system, instructions are allocated to the L2 cache and can be invalidated during
maintenance operations.
The L2 cache is invalidated automatically at reset unless the
DISCACHEINVLD
signal is set HIGH
when the Cortex-A76 core is reset. This signal must be used only in diagnostic mode. If caches are not
invalidated on reset, their functionality cannot be guaranteed. See the
Arm
®
DynamIQ
™
Shared Unit
Technical Reference Manual
for more information on the
DISCACHEINVLD
signal.
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A7.2 About the L2 cache
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