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US20070124543A1 Apparatus, system, and method for externally invalidating an uncertain cache line 审中-公开
用于使不确定的高速缓存行外部无效的装置,系统和方法

  • Patent Title: Apparatus, system, and method for externally invalidating an uncertain cache line
  • Patent Title (中): 用于使不确定的高速缓存行外部无效的装置,系统和方法
  • Application No.: US11287949
    Application Date: 2005-11-28
  • Publication No.: US20070124543A1
    Publication Date: 2007-05-31
  • Inventor: Sudhir DhawanJames Nicholson
  • Applicant: Sudhir DhawanJames Nicholson
  • Main IPC: G06F13/28
  • IPC: G06F13/28
Apparatus, system, and method for externally invalidating an uncertain cache line
Abstract:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for externally invalidating an uncertain cache line. In one embodiment, a monitor module monitors a processor module bus. A detection module detects a processor module evicting a cache line from a cache module. The cache line may be in an uncertain state. An invalidation module invalidates the cache line with an invalidation command directed to the processor module. In one embodiment, an update module updates a cache directory external to the processor module. The apparatus, system, and method increase memory and processor bandwidth by eliminating the need to snoop the processor module bus for evicted cache lines.
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