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Multiprocessor cache prefetch with off-chip bandwidth allocation

US8195888B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2009
Grant dateJun 5, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/1041
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for allocating available prefetch bandwidth among processor cores in a multiprocessor computing system. The prefetch bandwidth associated with an off-chip memory interface of the multiprocessor may be determined, partitioned, and allocated across multiple processor cores.

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