Coherence protocol for distributed caches
US11182295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/608
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure provides for a reactive cache coherence protocol that has efficiencies over proactive approaches. Rather than proactively performing remediation when a data item is invalidated, a destination endpoint checks cache coherence upon receiving an indication of a cache hit, and based at least on detecting a lack of coherence, performs a reactive remediation process. For example, the incoherence may be fixed by replacing, as a cached data item, a data block indicated by the cache hit with a replacement data block that triggered the cache hit.
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