System and method for facilitating hybrid hardware-managed and software-managed cache coherency for distributed computing
US11573898B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/62
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A node controller is provided to include a first interface to interface with one or more processors, a second interface including a plurality of ports to interface with node controllers within a base node and other nodes in the cache-coherent interconnect network. The node controller can further include a third interface to interface with a first plurality of memory devices and a cache coherence management logic. The cache coherence management logic can maintain, based on a first circuitry, hardware-managed cache coherency in the cache-coherent interconnect network. The cache coherence management logic can further facilitate, based on a second circuitry, software-managed cache coherency in the cache-coherent interconnect network.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.