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Multiprocessor stalled store detection

US6178493A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 1998
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/524
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a multiprocessor system, when a store request has stalled, a signal is generated and sent to all processors indicating such a stalled store situation. In response, all processors will postpone the sending of load, or read, requests to memory until the stalled store request has completed.

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