Method and an apparatus for pre-fetching and processing work for procesor cores in a network processor
US9811467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system embodying the method for pre-fetching and processing work for processor cores in a network processor, comprising requesting pre-fetch work by a requestor; determining that the work may be pre-fetched for the requestor; searching for the work to pre-fetch; and pre-fetching the found work into one of one or more pre-fetch work-slots associated with the requestor is disclosed.
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