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Homogeneous recovery in a redundant memory system

US8898511B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2010
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2211/1088
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Providing homogeneous recovery in a redundant memory system that includes a memory controller, a plurality of memory channels in communication with the memory controller, an error detection code mechanism configured for detecting a failing memory channel, and an error recovery mechanism. The error recovery mechanism is configured for receiving notification of the failing memory channel, for blocking off new operations from starting on the memory channels, for completing any pending operations on the memory channels, for performing a recovery operation on the memory channels and for starting the new operations on at least a first subset of the memory channels. The memory system is capable of operating with the first subset of the memory channels.

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