Facilitating data coherency using in-memory tag bits and faulting stores
    61.
    发明授权
    Facilitating data coherency using in-memory tag bits and faulting stores 有权
    使用内存中标记位和故障存储来促进数据一致性

    公开(公告)号:US08645633B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-04

    申请号:US13109249

    申请日:2011-05-17

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Fine-grained detection of data modification of original data is provided by associating separate guard bits with granules of memory storing the original data from which translated data has been obtained. The guard bits facilitate indicating whether the original data stored in the associated granule is indicated as protected. The guard bits are set and cleared by special-purpose instructions. Responsive to initiating a data store operation to modify the original data, the associated guard bit(s) are checked to determine whether the original data is indicated as protected. Responsive to the checking indicating that a guard bit is set for the associated original data, the data store operation to modify the original data is faulted and the translated data is discarded, thereby facilitating data coherency between the original data and the translated data.

    摘要翻译: 通过将单独的保护位与存储已经获得翻译数据的原始数据的存储器的颗粒相关联来提供原始数据的数据修改的细粒度检测。 保护位有助于指示存储在相关联的颗粒中的原始数据是否被指示为受保护的。 保护位通过专用指令进行设置和清除。 响应于启动数据存储操作以修改原始数据,检查相关联的保护位以确定原始数据是否被指示为受保护的。 响应于指示为相关联的原始数据设置了保护位的检查,修改原始数据的数据存储操作发生故障,并且转换的数据被丢弃,从而促进原始数据和转换的数据之间的数据一致性。

    AGGREGATE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE OVERLAPPING SYNTHETIC COMPUTERS
    62.
    发明申请
    AGGREGATE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE OVERLAPPING SYNTHETIC COMPUTERS 有权
    具有多重叠加合成计算机的综合数据处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120324189A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-20

    申请号:US13599856

    申请日:2012-08-30

    IPC分类号: G06F12/14

    摘要: A first SMP computer has first and second processing units and a first system memory pool, a second SMP computer has third and fourth processing units and a second system memory pool, and a third SMP computer has at least fifth and sixth processing units and third, fourth and fifth system memory pools. The fourth system memory pool is inaccessible to the third, fourth and sixth processing units and accessible to at least the second and fifth processing units, and the fifth system memory pool is inaccessible to the first, second and sixth processing units and accessible to at least the fourth and fifth processing units. A first interconnect couples the second processing unit for load-store coherent, ordered access to the fourth system memory pool, and a second interconnect couples the fourth processing unit for load-store coherent, ordered access to the fifth system memory pool.

    摘要翻译: 第一SMP计算机具有第一和第二处理单元和第一系统存储器池,第二SMP计算机具有第三和第四处理单元和第二系统存储器池,并且第三SMP计算机具有至少第五和第六处理单元,第三SMP计算机具有至少第五和第六处理单元, 第四和第五系统内存池。 第四系统存储器池对于第三,第四和第六处理单元是不可访问的,并且可访问至少第二和第五处理单元,并且第五系统存储器池对于第一,第二和第六处理单元是不可访问的,并且至少可访问 第四和第五处理单元。 第一互连耦合第二处理单元,用于对第四系统存储池进行加载存储相关的有序访问,并且第二互连耦合第四处理单元,用于加载存储相关的有序访问到第五系统存储池。

    Protecting ownership transfer with non-uniform protection windows
    63.
    发明授权
    Protecting ownership transfer with non-uniform protection windows 有权
    用不均匀的保护窗保护所有权转让

    公开(公告)号:US08205024B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-19

    申请号:US11560619

    申请日:2006-11-16

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: In a data processing system, a plurality of agents communicate operations therebetween. Each operation includes a request and a combined response representing a system-wide response to the request. Latencies of requests and combined responses between the plurality of agents are observed. Each of the plurality of agents is configured with a respective duration of a protection window extension by reference to the observed latencies. Each protection window extension is a period following receipt of a combined response during winch an associated one of the plurality of agents protects transfer of coherency ownership of a data granule between agents. The plurality of agents employing protection window extensions in accordance with the configuration, and at least two of the agents have protection window extensions of differing durations.

    摘要翻译: 在数据处理系统中,多个代理之间进行通信。 每个操作包括一个请求和组合的响应,代表对该请求的全系统响应。 观察到请求的延迟和多个代理之间的组合响应。 通过参考所观察到的延迟,多个代理中的每个被配置有保护窗口扩展的相应持续时间。 每个保护窗口扩展是在绞盘期间接收到组合响应之后的周期,多个代理之一相关联的一个代理保护代理之间的数据粒子的一致性所有权的传送。 多个代理根据配置​​使用保护窗口扩展,并且至少两个代理具有不同持续时间的保护窗口扩展。

    Virtual barrier synchronization cache castout election
    64.
    发明授权
    Virtual barrier synchronization cache castout election 失效
    虚拟屏障同步缓存突发选举

    公开(公告)号:US08095733B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-10

    申请号:US12419343

    申请日:2009-04-07

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06F13/28

    摘要: A data processing system includes an interconnect fabric, a system memory coupled to the interconnect fabric and including a virtual barrier synchronization region allocated to storage of virtual barrier synchronization registers (VBSRs), and a plurality of processing units coupled to the interconnect fabric and operable to access the virtual barrier synchronization region. Each of the plurality of processing units includes a processor core and a cache memory including a cache controller and a cache array that caches VBSR lines from the virtual barrier synchronization region of the system memory. The cache controller of a first processing unit, responsive to a memory access request from its processor core that targets a first VBSR line, transfers responsibility for writing back to the virtual barrier synchronization region a second VBSR line contemporaneously held in the cache arrays of first, second and third processing units. The responsibility is transferred via an election held over the interconnect fabric.

    摘要翻译: 数据处理系统包括互连结构,耦合到互连结构并包括分配给虚拟屏障同步寄存器(VBSR)的存储的虚拟屏障同步区域的系统存储器,以及耦合到互连结构的多个处理单元, 访问虚拟屏障同步区域。 多个处理单元中的每一个包括处理器核心和高速缓存存储器,其包括高速缓存控制器和从系统存储器的虚拟屏障同步区域缓存VBSR行的高速缓存阵列。 响应于来自其处理器核心的第一VBSR线路的存储器访问请求的第一处理单元的高速缓存控制器将负责向第一虚拟屏障同步区域写回同时保存在第一VBSR线路的高速缓存阵列中的第二VBSR线路, 第二和第三处理单元。 通过互连结构上的选举来转移责任。

    Aggregate Data Processing System Having Multiple Overlapping Synthetic Computers
    65.
    发明申请
    Aggregate Data Processing System Having Multiple Overlapping Synthetic Computers 有权
    具有多重重合成计算机的综合数据处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110153943A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-23

    申请号:US12643800

    申请日:2009-12-21

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/14 G06F12/08

    摘要: A first SMP computer has first and second processing units and a first system memory pool, a second SMP computer has third and fourth processing units and a second system memory pool, and a third SMP computer has at least fifth and sixth processing units and third, fourth and fifth system memory pools. The fourth system memory pool is inaccessible to the third, fourth and sixth processing units and accessible to at least the second and fifth processing units, and the fifth system memory pool is inaccessible to the first, second and sixth processing units and accessible to at least the fourth and fifth processing units. A first interconnect couples the second processing unit for load-store coherent, ordered access to the fourth system memory pool, and a second interconnect couples the fourth processing unit for load-store coherent, ordered access to the fifth system memory pool.

    摘要翻译: 第一SMP计算机具有第一和第二处理单元和第一系统存储器池,第二SMP计算机具有第三和第四处理单元和第二系统存储器池,并且第三SMP计算机具有至少第五和第六处理单元,第三SMP计算机具有至少第五和第六处理单元, 第四和第五系统内存池。 第四系统存储器池对于第三,第四和第六处理单元是不可访问的,并且可访问至少第二和第五处理单元,并且第五系统存储器池对于第一,第二和第六处理单元是不可访问的,并且至少可访问 第四和第五处理单元。 第一互连耦合第二处理单元,用于对第四系统存储池进行加载存储相关的有序访问,并且第二互连耦合第四处理单元,用于加载存储相关的有序访问到第五系统存储池。

    Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request
    66.
    发明授权
    Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request 失效
    通过延长响应窥探请求的时间来减少被拒绝的窥探请求数

    公开(公告)号:US07818511B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-19

    申请号:US11847941

    申请日:2007-08-30

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831

    摘要: A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. A “stall/reorder unit” in a cache receives a snoop request from an interconnect. Information, such as the address, of the snoop request is stored in a queue of the stall/reorder unit. The stall/reorder unit forwards the snoop request to a selector which also receives a request from a processor. An arbitration mechanism selects either the snoop request or the request from the processor. If the snoop request is denied by the arbitration mechanism, information, e.g., address, about the snoop request may be maintained in the stall/reorder unit. The request may be later resent to the selector. This process may be repeated up to “n” clock cycles. By providing the snoop request additional opportunities (n clock cycles) to be accepted by the arbitration mechanism, fewer snoop requests may ultimately be denied.

    摘要翻译: 用于减少拒绝的窥探请求数量的缓存,系统和方法。 缓存中的“停止/重新排序单元”从互连中接收窥探请求。 窥探请求的诸如地址的信息被存储在失速/重新排序单元的队列中。 停止/重新排序单元将窥探请求转发到也从处理器接收请求的选择器。 仲裁机制选择来自处理器的窥探请求或请求。 如果侦听请求被仲裁机制拒绝,关于窥探请求的信息(例如地址)可以被保留在停止/重新排序单元中。 请求可能会稍后重新发送到选择器。 该过程可以重复直到“n”个时钟周期。 通过提供窥探请求仲裁机制接受的额外机会(n个时钟周期),最终可能会拒绝更少的侦听请求。

    Virtual Barrier Synchronization Cache Castout Election
    67.
    发明申请
    Virtual Barrier Synchronization Cache Castout Election 失效
    虚拟障碍同步缓存铸造选举

    公开(公告)号:US20100257316A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-07

    申请号:US12419343

    申请日:2009-04-07

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08 G06F12/00

    摘要: A data processing system includes an interconnect fabric, a system memory coupled to the interconnect fabric and including a virtual barrier synchronization region allocated to storage of virtual barrier synchronization registers (VBSRs), and a plurality of processing units coupled to the interconnect fabric and operable to access the virtual barrier synchronization region. Each of the plurality of processing units includes a processor core and a cache memory including a cache controller and a cache array that caches VBSR lines from the virtual barrier synchronization region of the system memory. The cache controller of a first processing unit, responsive to a memory access request from its processor core that targets a first VBSR line, transfers responsibility for writing back to the virtual barrier synchronization region a second VBSR line contemporaneously held in the cache arrays of first, second and third processing units. The responsibility is transferred via an election held over the interconnect fabric.

    摘要翻译: 数据处理系统包括互连结构,耦合到互连结构并包括分配给虚拟屏障同步寄存器(VBSR)的存储的虚拟屏障同步区域的系统存储器,以及耦合到互连结构的多个处理单元, 访问虚拟屏障同步区域。 多个处理单元中的每一个包括处理器核心和高速缓存存储器,其包括高速缓存控制器和从系统存储器的虚拟屏障同步区域缓存VBSR行的高速缓存阵列。 响应于来自其处理器核心的第一VBSR线路的存储器访问请求的第一处理单元的高速缓存控制器将负责向第一虚拟屏障同步区域写回同时保存在第一VBSR线路的高速缓存阵列中的第二VBSR线路, 第二和第三处理单元。 通过互连结构上的选举来转移责任。

    Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request
    68.
    发明授权
    Reducing number of rejected snoop requests by extending time to respond to snoop request 失效
    通过延长响应窥探请求的时间来减少被拒绝的窥探请求数

    公开(公告)号:US07484046B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-27

    申请号:US11950717

    申请日:2007-12-05

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831

    摘要: A cache, system and method for reducing the number of rejected snoop requests. A “stall/reorder unit” in a cache receives a snoop request from an interconnect. Information, such as the address, of the snoop request is stored in a queue of the stall/reorder unit. The stall/reorder unit forwards the snoop request to a selector which also receives a request from a processor. An arbitration mechanism selects either the snoop request or the request from the processor. If the snoop request is denied by the arbitration mechanism, information, e.g., address, about the snoop request may be maintained in the stall/reorder unit. The request may be later resent to the selector. This process may be repeated up to “n” clock cycles. By providing the snoop request additional opportunities (n clock cycles) to be accepted by the arbitration mechanism, fewer snoop requests may ultimately be denied.

    摘要翻译: 用于减少拒绝的窥探请求数量的缓存,系统和方法。 缓存中的“停止/重新排序单元”从互连中接收窥探请求。 窥探请求的诸如地址的信息被存储在失速/重新排序单元的队列中。 停止/重新排序单元将窥探请求转发到也从处理器接收请求的选择器。 仲裁机制选择来自处理器的窥探请求或请求。 如果侦听请求被仲裁机制拒绝,关于窥探请求的信息(例如地址)可以被保留在停止/重新排序单元中。 请求可能会稍后重新发送到选择器。 该过程可以重复直到“n”个时钟周期。 通过提供窥探请求仲裁机制接受的额外机会(n个时钟周期),最终可能会拒绝更少的侦听请求。

    Data processing system, cache system and method for passively scrubbing a domain indication
    69.
    发明授权
    Data processing system, cache system and method for passively scrubbing a domain indication 失效
    数据处理系统,缓存系统和被动清理域指示的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07478201B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-13

    申请号:US11136652

    申请日:2005-05-24

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0831

    摘要: Scrubbing logic in a local coherency domain issues a domain query request to at least one cache hierarchy in a remote coherency domain. The domain query request is a non-destructive probe of a coherency state associated with a target memory block by the at least one cache hierarchy. A coherency response to the domain query request is received. In response to the 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: 本地一致性域中的擦除逻辑向远程一致性域中的至少一个缓存层次结构发出域查询请求。 域查询请求是由至少一个高速缓存层次结构与目标存储器块相关联的一致性状态的非破坏性探测。 接收到域查询请求的一致性响应。 响应于指示目标存储器块未被缓存在远程一致性域中的相关性响应,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,如果完全只在本地一致性内 域。

    Data processing system, processor and method of data processing in which local memory access requests are serviced by state machines with differing functionality
    70.
    发明授权
    Data processing system, processor and method of data processing in which local memory access requests are serviced by state machines with differing functionality 失效
    数据处理系统,处理器和数据处理方法,其中本地存储器访问请求由具有不同功能的状态机服务

    公开(公告)号:US07447845B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-04

    申请号:US11457333

    申请日:2006-07-13

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A data processing system includes a local processor core and a cache memory coupled to the local processor core. The cache memory includes a data array, a directory of contents of the data array, at least one snoop machine that services memory access requests of a remote processor core, and multiple state machines that service memory access requests of the local processor core. The multiple state machines include a first state machine that has a first set of memory access requests of the local processor core that it is capable of servicing and a second state machine that has a different second set of memory access requests of the local processor core that it is capable of servicing.

    摘要翻译: 数据处理系统包括本地处理器核心和耦合到本地处理器核心的高速缓存存储器。 高速缓冲存储器包括数据阵列,数据阵列的内容目录,至少一个服务于远程处理器核的存储器访问请求的窥探机器,以及服务于本地处理器核心的存储器访问请求的多个状态机。 多状态机包括第一状态机,其具有能够服务的本地处理器核心的第一组存储器访问请求;以及第二状态机,其具有本地处理器核心的不同的第二组存储器访问请求, 它能够维修。