There's SW prefetch instructions and HW prefetching engines. SW prefetch instructions have largely been a bust. Linus is famous for ranting about them. https:/

There's SW prefetch instructions and HW prefetching engines. SW prefetch instructions have largely been a bust. Linus is famous for ranting about them. https://yarchive.net/comp/linux/software_prefetching.html https://yarchive.net/comp/linux/software_prefetching.html HW looks at access patterns (as you say) and does at least as good a job.