Patent · US Expired

Partially inclusive snoop filter

US6959364B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 2002
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/2542
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, the invention includes a snoop filter, wherein entries in the snoop filter are allocated in response to initial accesses of local cache lines by a remote node, but entries in the snoop filter are not allocated in response to accesses of the local cache lines by a local node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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