Method and system for removal of a cache agent
US9460013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/621
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for removal of an offlining cache agent, including: initiating an offlining of the offlining cache agent from communicating with a plurality of participating cache agents while a first transaction is in progress; setting, based on initiating the offlining, an ignore response indicator corresponding to the offlining cache agent on each of the plurality of participating cache agents; offlining, based on setting the ignore response indicator, the offlining cache agent; and ignoring, based on setting the ignore response indicator, a first response to the transaction from the offlining cache agent.
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