Write-through cache

Tag: write-through

Aliases: write through

A cache that propagates every store to the next level immediately. Simpler coherence at the cost of higher write traffic.

Lecture references

• L12 · Caches — p.21 , p.35 , p.36 , p.37
• L13 · Advanced Caches — p.9
• L16 · Multiprocessors — p.38 , p.47