Partially inclusive snoop filter
US6959364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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