Reordering requests for access to subdivided resource
US6779092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/1626
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment comprises an apparatus for reordering requests for access to a subdivided resource. The apparatus includes a non-FIFO request buffer for temporarily storing the requests for access, a selector for selecting a next request from the request buffer, and a mechanism for outputting the next request to a controller for the resource. Another embodiment comprises a method for reordering requests for access to a subdivided resource. The method includes temporarily storing the requests for access, selecting a next request from among the stored requests in non-FIFO order, and outputting the next request to a controller for the resource.
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