Coherence message prediction mechanism and multiprocessing computer system employing the same
US6973547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coherence prediction mechanism includes a history cache for storing a plurality of cache entries each storing coherence history information for a corresponding block of data. Entries in the history cache are used to index into a pattern memory containing coherence predictions.
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