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Repeated conflict acknowledgements in a cache coherency protocol

US7752397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Aaron T. Spink · San Francisco, US
Robert Beers · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2009
Grant date	Jul 6, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F12/0828
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a cache coherency protocol multiple conflict phases may be utilized to resolve a data request conflict condition. The multiple conflict phases may avoid buffering or stalling conflict resolution, which may reduce system inefficiencies.

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