SYNCHRONIZING ACCESS TO DATA IN SHARED MEMORY VIA UPPER LEVEL CACHE QUEUING
    61.
    发明申请
    SYNCHRONIZING ACCESS TO DATA IN SHARED MEMORY VIA UPPER LEVEL CACHE QUEUING 失效
    通过上级缓存队列同步访问共享存储器中的数据

    公开(公告)号:US20120198167A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-02

    申请号:US13445080

    申请日:2012-04-12

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08

    摘要: A processing unit includes a store-in lower level cache having reservation logic that determines presence or absence of a reservation and a processor core including a store-through upper level cache, an instruction execution unit, a load unit that, responsive to a hit in the upper level cache on a load-reserve operation generated through execution of a load-reserve instruction by the instruction execution unit, temporarily buffers a load target address of the load-reserve operation, and a flag indicating that the load-reserve operation bound to a value in the upper level cache. If a storage-modifying operation is received that conflicts with the load target address of the load-reserve operation, the processor core sets the flag to a particular state, and, responsive to execution of a store-conditional instruction, transmits an associated store-conditional operation to the lower level cache with a fail indication if the flag is set to the particular state.

    摘要翻译: 处理单元包括具有确定存在或不存在预留的预约逻辑的存储下位缓存和包括存储通过上级缓存,指令执行单元,负载单元的处理器核心,该负载单元响应于 由指令执行单元通过执行装载预约指令而产生的加载备用操作的上级缓存暂时缓冲加载备用操作的加载目标地址,以及指示载入预约操作被绑定到 上级缓存中的值。 如果接收到与加载保留操作的加载目标地址冲突的存储修改操作,则处理器核心将该标志设置为特定状态,并且响应于执行存储条件指令,发送关联的存储 - 如果该标志被设置为特定状态,则向低级缓存进行条件操作,并显示故障指示。

    Cache-Based Speculation of Stores Following Synchronizing Operations
    62.
    发明申请
    Cache-Based Speculation of Stores Following Synchronizing Operations 失效
    基于缓存的商店跟随同步操作

    公开(公告)号:US20120179876A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US12985590

    申请日:2011-01-06

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0837 G06F12/0895

    摘要: A method of processing store requests in a data processing system includes enqueuing a store request in a store queue of a cache memory of the data processing system. The store request identifies a target memory block by a target address and specifies store data. While the store request and a barrier request older than the store request are enqueued in the store queue, a read-claim machine of the cache memory is dispatched to acquire coherence ownership of target memory block of the store request. After coherence ownership of the target memory block is acquired and the barrier request has been retired from the store queue, a cache array of the cache memory is updated with the store data.

    摘要翻译: 在数据处理系统中处理存储请求的方法包括在数据处理系统的高速缓存存储器的存储队列中引入存储请求。 存储请求通过目标地址识别目标存储器块并指定存储数据。 当存储请求和存储请求之前的屏障请求在存储队列中排队时,调度高速缓冲存储器的读取机器以获取存储请求的目标存储器块的一致性所有权。 在获取目标存储器块的一致性所有权并且屏障请求已经从存储队列中退出之后,用存储数据更新高速缓冲存储器的高速缓存阵列。

    Data processing system and method for selectively updating an invalid coherency state in response to snooping a castout
    63.
    发明授权
    Data processing system and method for selectively updating an invalid coherency state in response to snooping a castout 有权
    数据处理系统和方法,用于有选择地更新无效的一致性状态以响应窥探倾倒

    公开(公告)号:US07584331B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-01

    申请号:US11146443

    申请日:2005-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831 G06F12/0813

    摘要: In an entry of a first cache memory within a first coherency domain of a data processing system including at least first and second coherency domains, a coherency state field is set to a first state that indicates that an associated address tag is valid, an associated storage location does not contain valid data, and a memory block identified by the address tag is likely cached outside the first coherency domain. In response to snooping a castout operation, the first cache memory determines if the castout operation hits in the entry and, if so, updates the coherency state field from the first state to a second state indicating that the associated address tag is invalid.

    摘要翻译: 在包括至少第一和第二相干域的数据处理系统的第一相关域内的第一高速缓存存储器的条目中,一致性状态字段被设置为指示相关联的地址标签有效的第一状态,相关联的存储 位置不包含有效数据,并且由地址标签标识的存储器块可能在第一个一致性域之外缓存。 响应于窥探移除操作,第一高速缓存存储器确定该转义操作是否在条目中命中,如果是,则将相关性状态字段从第一状态更新为指示相关联的地址标签无效的第二状态。

    Data processing system, cache system and method for precisely forming an invalid coherency state based upon a combined response
    64.
    发明授权
    Data processing system, cache system and method for precisely forming an invalid coherency state based upon a combined response 失效
    数据处理系统,缓存系统和基于组合响应精确形成无效一致性状态的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07577797B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-18

    申请号:US11388016

    申请日:2006-03-23

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06F13/28

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831

    摘要: A cache coherent data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains. The first coherency domain includes a system memory controller for a system memory and a first processing unit having a first cache memory. The second coherency domain includes a second processing unit having a second cache memory. In the first cache memory, a coherency state field associated with a storage location and an address tag is set to a first coherency state. In response to snooping an exclusive access request specifying a target address matching the address tag, the first cache memory provides a first partial response to the exclusive access request based at least in part upon the first coherency state. In response to snooping the exclusive access request, the memory controller determines whether it is responsible for the target address and provides a second partial response to the exclusive access request based at least in part upon an outcome of the determination. At least the first and second partial responses are accumulated to obtain a combined response for the exclusive access request. The combined response includes an indication of whether or not a highest point of coherency and a memory controller of a home system memory for the target address reside within a same coherency domain. The first cache memory updates the coherency state field from the first coherency state to a second coherency state in response to the indication in the combined response.

    摘要翻译: 缓存相干数据处理系统至少包括第一和第二相干域。 第一相干域包括用于系统存储器的系统存储器控制器和具有第一高速缓冲存储器的第一处理单元。 第二相关域包括具有第二高速缓冲存储器的第二处理单元。 在第一缓存存储器中,将与存储位置和地址标签相关联的一致性状态字段设置为第一相关性状态。 响应于窥探专用访问请求,指定与地址标签匹配的目标地址,第一高速缓存存储器至少部分地基于第一相关性状态向独占访问请求提供第一部分响应。 响应于窥探专用访问请求,存储器控制器至少部分地基于确定的结果来确定它是否对目标地址负责并且向独占访问请求提供第二部分响应。 至少第一和第二部分响应被累积以获得专用访问请求的组合响应。 组合响应包括关于目标地址的家庭系统存储器的最高点的一致性和存储器控制器是否位于相同的一致性域内的指示。 响应于组合响应中的指示,第一缓存存储器将相关性状态字段从第一相关性状态更新为第二相关性状态。

    Data processing system, cache system and method for scrubbing a domain indication in response to execution of program code
    66.
    发明授权
    Data processing system, cache system and method for scrubbing a domain indication in response to execution of program code 有权
    数据处理系统,缓存系统和用于响应于程序代码的执行来擦除域指示的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07467262B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-16

    申请号:US11136642

    申请日:2005-05-24

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831 G06F12/0813

    摘要: In response to execution of program code, a control register within scrubbing logic in a local coherency domain is initialized with at least a target address of a target memory block. In response to the initialization, the scrubbing logic issues to at least one cache hierarchy in a remote coherency domain a domain indication scrubbing request targeting a target memory block that may be cached by the at least one cache hierarchy. In response to receipt of a coherency response indicating that the target memory block is not cached in the remote coherency domain, a domain indication in the local coherency domain is updated to indicate that the target memory block is cached, if at all, only within the local coherency domain.

    摘要翻译: 响应于程序代码的执行,用至少目标存储器块的目标地址初始化局部一致性域内的擦除逻辑中的控制寄存器。 响应于初始化,擦除逻辑向远程一致性域中的至少一个高速缓存层级发出针对可由所述至少一个高速缓存层级缓存的目标存储器块的域指示擦除请求。 响应于接收到指示目标存储器块未被缓存在远程一致性域中的一致性响应,本地一致性域中的域指示被更新以指示目标存储器块被缓存,如果完全只在 局部一致性域。

    Processor, Data Processing System and Method Supporting a Shared Global Coherency State
    67.
    发明申请
    Processor, Data Processing System and Method Supporting a Shared Global Coherency State 失效
    处理器,数据处理系统和支持共享全局一致性状态的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080086602A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-10

    申请号:US11539694

    申请日:2006-10-09

    IPC分类号: G06F13/28

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831 G06F12/0817

    摘要: A multiprocessor data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains, where the first coherency domain includes a system memory and a cache memory. According to a method of data processing, a cache line is buffered in a data array of the cache memory and a state field in a cache directory of the cache memory is set to a coherency state to indicate that the cache line is valid in the data array, that the cache line is held in the cache memory non-exclusively, and that another cache in said second coherency domain may hold a copy of the cache line.

    摘要翻译: 多处理器数据处理系统至少包括第一和第二相干域,其中第一相干域包括系统存储器和高速缓冲存储器。 根据数据处理的方法,将高速缓存行缓冲在高速缓冲存储器的数据阵列中,高速缓冲存储器的高速缓存目录中的状态字段被设置为一致性状态,以指示高速缓存行在数据中是有效的 数组,高速缓存存储器行被非排他地保存在高速缓冲存储器中,并且所述第二相干域中的另一个高速缓冲存储器可以保存高速缓存行的副本。

    Data cache block deallocate requests
    70.
    发明授权
    Data cache block deallocate requests 有权
    数据缓存块取消分配请求

    公开(公告)号:US08856455B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US13433022

    申请日:2012-03-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/08

    摘要: A data processing system includes a processor core supported by upper and lower level caches. In response to executing a deallocate instruction in the processor core, a deallocation request is sent from the processor core to the lower level cache, the deallocation request specifying a target address associated with a target cache line. In response to receipt of the deallocation request at the lower level cache, a determination is made if the target address hits in the lower level cache. In response to determining that the target address hits in the lower level cache, the target cache line is retained in a data array of the lower level cache and a replacement order field in a directory of the lower level cache is updated such that the target cache line is more likely to be evicted from the lower level cache in response to a subsequent cache miss.

    摘要翻译: 数据处理系统包括由上层和下层高速缓存支持的处理器核心。 响应于在处理器核心中执行取消分配指令,从处理器核心向下级高速缓存发送解除分配请求,所述释放请求指定与目标高速缓存行相关联的目标地址。 响应于在较低级别高速缓存处接收到解除分配请求,确定目标地址是否在较低级别高速缓存中。 为了响应于确定目标地址在较低级别高速缓存中的命中,目标高速缓存行被保留在较低级别高速缓存的数据阵列中,并且更新下级高速缓存的目录中的替换顺序字段,使得目标高速缓存 线路可能会响应于后续的高速缓存未命中而从较低级别的缓存中逐出。