System and method for sharing memory among multiple storage device controllers
US6795850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0813
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Each node's memory controller may be configured to send and receive messages on a dedicated memory-to-memory interconnect according to the communication protocol and to responsively perform memory accesses in a local memory. The type of message sent on the interconnect may depend on which memory region is targeted by a memory access request local to the sending node. If certain regions are targeted locally, a memory controller may delay performance of a local memory access until the memory access has been performed remotely. Remote nodes may confirm performance of the remote memory accesses via the memory-to-memory interconnect.
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