Requester-generated forward for late conflicts in a cache coherency protocol
US7506108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0828
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for resolving data request conflicts in a cache coherency protocol for multiple caching agents using requester-generated data forwards. In one embodiment, a caching agent stores information used to auto-generate a forward of data received in response to a data request.
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