Method and apparatus for exclusive access fairness in memory systems with distributed exclusive access management
US12332811B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/1689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for memory systems that support enhanced exclusive access fairness operations for scalable exclusive monitor architectures. In a first aspect, device includes a processing system that includes one or more shared memory devices and one or more request nodes. The processing system also includes one or more network interface units (NIUs), each NIU including an exclusive monitor configured to monitor exclusive accesses to shared memory addresses for a corresponding request node and including a timeout register for the exclusive monitor configured to control exclusive access fairness. The processing system includes one or more home nodes coupled to a corresponding shared memory device of the one or more shared memory devices. The processing system further includes an interconnect configured to couple the one or more request nodes to the one or more shared memory devices. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
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