Multiprocessor stalled store detection
US6178493A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2018 |
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- 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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