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Preventing system snoop and cross-snoop conflicts

US7689778B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2004
Grant dateMar 30, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0831
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various embodiments, hardware, software and firmware or combinations thereof may be used to prevent cache conflicts within microprocessors and/or computer systems. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to a technique to prevent cache conflicts within a processor and/or computer system in which a number of accesses may be made to a particular cache or group of caches.

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