Dynamic allocation of home coherency engine tracker resources in link based computing system
US7831776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0824
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home agent allocates trackers to each of a plurality of caching agents, monitors each caching agent's usage of the allocated trackers, and determines whether a caching agent under-utilizes or over-utilizes them. In the case of under-utilization, the home agent retrieves at least one tracker from the allocation to the caching agent. In the case of over-utilization, the home agent allocates more trackers to the caching agent.
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