Preventing system snoop and cross-snoop conflicts
US7689778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2026 |
Classification
- 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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