Methodology and apparatus for implementing write combining
US7353301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Write-combining in a computer system that uses a push model is set forth herein. In one embodiment, the method comprises creating one or more packets having a descriptor and the data associated with detected write transactions stored in the buffer assigned to a write-combinable range in response to a flush request to flush the buffer, and sending (pushing) these packets to the network I/O device.
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