Snoop blocking for cache coherency
US6460119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0831
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method of processing a bus transaction, an address is retrieved from the bus transaction and referred to a queue of pending transaction. A match indicator signal is returned from the queue. If the match indicator signal indicates a match, a snoop probe for the bus transaction is blocked.
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