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Apparatus and method for directing micro architectural memory region accesses

US8521969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Martin G. Dixon · Portland, US
Scott Dion Rodgers · Hillsboro, US
James P. Held · Portland, US
Bill Alexander · Sylvan Beach, US
Larry Smith · Beaverton, US
Scott H. Robinson · Portland, US
Sham M. Datta · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2006
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, memory access requests for information stored within a system memory pass through an integrated circuit. The system memory may include a micro-architectural memory region to store instructions and/or data, where the micro-architectural memory region is to be exclusively accessible by a micro-architectural agent The integrated circuit may include memory access director to direct memory access requests to the micro-architectural memory region if the memory access director determines that the memory access request includes a location within the at least one micro-architectural memory region and the micro-architectural agent is operating in a micro-architectural memory region access mode.

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