Abstract:
Embodiments include a combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility. An aspect includes an address incrementing utility suitable for implementation within a memory controller as an integrated subsystem of a central processing unit (CPU) chip. In this type of on-chip embodiment, the address incrementing utility utilizes dedicated hardware, chip-resident firmware, and one or more memory address configuration maps to enhance processing speed, efficiency and accuracy. The combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility is designed to efficiently increment through all of the individual bit addresses for a large logical memory space divided into a number of ranks on a rank-by-rank basis. The address incrementing utility sequentially generates all of the sequential memory addresses for a selected rank, and then moves to the next rank and sequentially generates all of the memory addresses for that rank, and so forth until of the ranks have been processed.
Abstract:
Embodiments include a combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility. An aspect includes an address incrementing utility suitable for implementation within a memory controller as an integrated subsystem of a central processing unit (CPU) chip. In this type of on-chip embodiment, the address incrementing utility utilizes dedicated hardware, chip-resident firmware, and one or more memory address configuration maps to enhance processing speed, efficiency and accuracy. The combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility is designed to efficiently increment through all of the individual bit addresses for a large logical memory space divided into a number of ranks on a rank-by-rank basis. The address incrementing utility sequentially generates all of the sequential memory addresses for a selected rank, and then moves to the next rank and sequentially generates all of the memory addresses for that rank, and so forth until of the ranks have been processed.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to performing a memory scrubbing operation that includes injecting an error on a write operation associated with a memory address. One or more errors are detected during a two-pass scrub operation on the memory address. Based on a result of the two-pass scrub operation, one or more of a hard error counter associated with the memory address and a soft error counter associated with the memory address is selected. The one or more selected counters are updated based on the result of the two-pass scrub operation.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to performing a memory scrubbing operation that includes injecting an error on a write operation associated with a memory address. One or more errors are detected during a two-pass scrub operation on the memory address. Based on a result of the two-pass scrub operation, one or more of a hard error counter associated with the memory address and a soft error counter associated with the memory address is selected. The one or more selected counters are updated based on the result of the two-pass scrub operation.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to performing a memory scrubbing operation that includes injecting an error on a write operation associated with a memory address. One or more errors are detected during a two-pass scrub operation on the memory address. Based on a result of the two-pass scrub operation, one or more of a hard error counter associated with the memory address and a soft error counter associated with the memory address is selected. The one or more selected counters are updated based on the result of the two-pass scrub operation.
Abstract:
Embodiments include a combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility. An aspect includes an address incrementing utility suitable for implementation within a memory controller as an integrated subsystem of a central processing unit (CPU) chip. In this type of on-chip embodiment, the address incrementing utility utilizes dedicated hardware, chip-resident firmware, and one or more memory address configuration maps to enhance processing speed, efficiency and accuracy. The combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility is designed to efficiently increment through all of the individual bit addresses for a large logical memory space divided into a number of ranks on a rank-by-rank basis. The address incrementing utility sequentially generates all of the sequential memory addresses for a selected rank, and then moves to the next rank and sequentially generates all of the memory addresses for that rank, and so forth until of the ranks have been processed.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to performing a memory scrubbing operation that includes injecting an error on a write operation associated with a memory address. One or more errors are detected during a two-pass scrub operation on the memory address. Based on a result of the two-pass scrub operation, one or more of a hard error counter associated with the memory address and a soft error counter associated with the memory address is selected. The one or more selected counters are updated based on the result of the two-pass scrub operation.
Abstract:
A computer-system implemented method for dual asynchronous and synchronous memory operation in a memory subsystem includes establishing a synchronous channel between a memory controller and a memory buffer chip. A mode selector determines a reference clock source for a memory domain phase-locked loop of the memory buffer chip based on an operating mode of the memory buffer chip. An output of a nest domain phase-locked loop is provided as the reference clock source to the memory domain phase-locked loop in the memory buffer chip based on the operating mode being synchronous. The nest domain phase-locked loop is operable synchronous to a memory controller phase-locked loop of the memory controller. A separate reference clock is provided independent of the nest domain phase-locked loop as the reference clock to the memory domain phase-locked loop based on the operating mode being asynchronous.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to a dual asynchronous and synchronous memory system. One aspect is a system that includes a memory controller and a memory buffer chip coupled to the memory controller via a synchronous channel. The memory buffer chip includes a memory buffer unit configured to synchronously communicate with the memory controller in a nest domain, and a memory buffer adaptor configured to communicate with at least one memory interface port in a memory domain. The at least one memory interface port is operable to access at least one memory device. A boundary layer is connected to the nest domain and the memory domain, where the boundary layer is configurable to operate in a synchronous transfer mode between the nest and memory domains and to operate in an asynchronous transfer mode between the nest and memory domains.
Abstract:
Embodiments include a combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility. An aspect includes an address incrementing utility suitable for implementation within a memory controller as an integrated subsystem of a central processing unit (CPU) chip. In this type of on-chip embodiment, the address incrementing utility utilizes dedicated hardware, chip-resident firmware, and one or more memory address configuration maps to enhance processing speed, efficiency and accuracy. The combined rank and linear memory address incrementing utility is designed to efficiently increment through all of the individual bit addresses for a large logical memory space divided into a number of ranks on a rank-by-rank basis. The address incrementing utility sequentially generates all of the sequential memory addresses for a selected rank, and then moves to the next rank and sequentially generates all of the memory addresses for that rank, and so forth until of the ranks have been processed.