Patent · US Expired

Lockstep error signaling

US7296181B2 · kind B2 · utility

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48Claims
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Filing dateApr 6, 2004
Grant dateNov 13, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/845
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed, for use in a computer system including a plurality of processing units coupled over a system fabric, to identify a lockstep error associated with a first packet to be transmitted over the system fabric; set a viral indicator in the first packet to indicate the lockstep error; and transmit the modified packet over the system fabric.

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