US Patent 11789867 Cache arrangement for data processing systems

A data processing system includes a cache system configured to transfer data stored in the memory system to a processor and to transfer data from the processor to the memory system. The cache system comprises a cache and a data encoder associated with the cache that is configured to encode uncompressed data from the cache for storing in the memory system in a compressed format, and decode compressed data from the memory system for storing in the cache in an uncompressed format.