公开(公告)号：US20080052471A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11836965

申请日：2007-08-10

申请人： JAMES FIELDS, JR. ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

发明人： JAMES FIELDS, JR. ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/0813

摘要： A cache coherent data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains each including at least one processing unit and a cache memory. The cache memory includes a cache controller, a data array including a data storage location for caching a memory block, and a cache directory. The cache directory includes a tag field for storing an address tag in association with the memory block and a coherency state field associated with the tag field and the data storage location. The coherency state field has a plurality of possible states including a state that indicates that the address tag is valid, that the storage location does not contain valid data, and that the memory block is possibly cached outside of the first coherency domain.

摘要翻译： 高速缓存一致数据处理系统至少包括第一和第二相关域，每个域包括至少一个处理单元和高速缓冲存储器。 高速缓存存储器包括高速缓存控制器，包括用于高速缓存存储器块的数据存储位置的数据阵列和高速缓存目录。 缓存目录包括用于存储与存储器块相关联的地址标签的标签字段和与标签字段和数据存储位置相关联的一致性状态字段。 一致性状态字段具有多个可能的状态，包括指示地址标签有效的状态，存储位置不包含有效数据，并且存储器块可能被高速缓存在第一相干域之外。

公开(公告)号：US20070294486A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11847941

申请日：2007-08-30

申请人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

发明人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

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。

公开(公告)号：US20070226427A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-27

申请号：US11388017

申请日：2006-03-23

申请人： Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

发明人： Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F12/0831 ,  G06F2212/507

摘要： A cache coherent data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains. In a first cache memory within the first coherency domain of the data processing system, a coherency state field associated with a storage location and an address tag is set to a first data-invalid coherency state that indicates that the address tag is valid and that the storage location does not contain valid data. In response to snooping an exclusive access operation, the exclusive access request specifying a target address matching the address tag and indicating a relative domain location of a requester that initiated the exclusive access operation, the first cache memory updates the coherency state field from the first data-invalid coherency state to a second data-invalid coherency state that indicates that the address tag is valid, that the storage location does not contain valid data, and whether a target memory block associated with the address tag is cached within the first coherency domain upon successful completion of the exclusive access operation based upon the relative location of the requestor.

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。 在数据处理系统的第一相关域内的第一高速缓冲存储器中，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指示地址标签有效的第一数据无效一致性状态， 存储位置不包含有效数据。 响应于窥探独占访问操作，专用访问请求指定与地址标签匹配的目标地址，并且指示发起独占访问操作的请求者的相对域位置，第一高速缓存存储器从第一数据更新相关性状态字段 - 无效的一致性状态到指示地址标签有效的第二数据无效一致性状态，存储位置不包含有效数据，以及与地址标签相关联的目标存储器块是否被缓存在第一相关域内 基于请求者的相对位置成功完成独占访问操作。

公开(公告)号：US20060271744A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11140821

申请日：2005-05-31

申请人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

发明人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F12/0833 ,  G06F2212/507

摘要： According to a method of data processing, a predictor is maintained that indicates a historical scope of broadcast for one or more previous operations transmitted on an interconnect of a data processing system. A scope of broadcast of a subsequent operation is predictively selected by reference to the predictor.

摘要翻译： 根据数据处理的方法，保持预测器，其指示在数据处理系统的互连上发送的一个或多个先前操作的广播的历史范围。 通过参考预测器预测性地选择后续操作的广播范围。

公开(公告)号：US20080077744A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-27

申请号：US11950717

申请日：2007-12-05

申请人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

发明人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli ,  Derek Williams

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

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。

公开(公告)号：US20060179337A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11055299

申请日：2005-02-10

申请人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  Praveen Reddy ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

发明人： Benjiman Goodman ,  Guy Guthrie ,  Praveen Reddy ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

IPC分类号： G06F1/04 ,  G06F1/12 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F15/16

摘要： A data processing system includes a plurality of processing units, including at least a local master and a local hub, which are coupled for communication via a communication link. The local master includes a master capable of initiating an operation, a snooper capable of receiving an operation, and interconnect logic coupled to a communication link coupling the local master to the local hub. The interconnect logic includes request logic that synchronizes internal transmission of a request of the master to the snooper with transmission, via the communication link, of the request to the local hub.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统包括多个处理单元，至少包括本地主站和本地集线器，其经由通信链路进行通信。 本地主机包括能够启动操作的主机，能够接收操作的监听器，以及耦合到将本地主机耦合到本地集线器的通信链路的逻辑互连。 互连逻辑包括请求逻辑，其将主机的请求的内部传输与通过通信链路传送到本地集线器的请求同步到窥探者的请求逻辑。

公开(公告)号：US20060179272A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11055297

申请日：2005-02-10

申请人： Leo Clark ,  James Fields ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

发明人： Leo Clark ,  James Fields ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/385 ,  G06F9/546

摘要： A data processing system includes a plurality of processing units each having a respective point-to-point communication link with each of multiple others of the plurality of processing units but fewer than all of the plurality of processing units. Each of the plurality of processing units includes interconnect logic, coupled to each point-to-point communication link of that processing unit, that broadcasts requests received from one of the multiple others of the plurality of processing units to one or more of the plurality of processing units. The interconnect logic includes a partial response data structure including a plurality of entries each associating a partial response field with a plurality of flags respectively associated with each processing unit containing a snooper from which that processing unit will receive a partial response. The interconnect logic accumulates partial responses of processing units by reference to the partial response field to obtain an accumulated partial response, and when the plurality of flags indicate that all processing units from which partial responses are expected have returned a partial response, outputs the accumulated partial response.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统包括多个处理单元，每个处理单元各自具有与多个处理单元中的多个其他处理单元中的每一个相对的点对点通信链路，但是比所有多个处理单元少。 多个处理单元中的每一个包括互连逻辑，其耦合到该处理单元的每个点对点通信链路，其将从多个处理单元中的多个其中一个的接收的请求广播到多个处理单元中的一个或多个 处理单位。 互连逻辑包括部分响应数据结构，其包括多个条目，每个条目将部分响应字段与分别与包含窥探者的每个处理单元相关联的多个标志相关联，该处理单元将从该处理单元接收部分响应。 互连逻辑通过参考部分响应字段积累处理单元的部分响应以获得累积的部分响应，并且当多个标志指示预期部分响应的所有处理单元已经返回部分响应时，输出累积的部分响应 响应。

公开(公告)号：US20060179254A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11055405

申请日：2005-02-10

申请人： Leo Clark ,  James Fields ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

发明人： Leo Clark ,  James Fields ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F15/16

摘要： A data processing system includes a plurality of communication links and a plurality of processing units including a local master processing unit. The local master processing unit includes interconnect logic that couples the processing unit to one or more of the plurality of communication links and an originating master coupled to the interconnect logic. The originating master originates an operation by issuing a write-type request on at least one of the one or more communication links, receives from a snooper in the data processing system a destination tag identifying a route to the snooper, and, responsive to receipt of the combined response and the destination tag, initiates a data transfer including a data payload and a data tag identifying the route provided within the destination tag.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统包括多个通信链路和包括本地主处理单元的多个处理单元。 本地主处理单元包括将处理单元耦合到多个通信链路中的一个或多个以及耦合到互连逻辑的始发主机的互连逻辑。 始发主机通过在一个或多个通信链路中的至少一个发出写入请求来发起操作，从数据处理系统中的窥探者接收标识到窥探者的路由的目的地标签，并且响应于接收到 组合响应和目的地标签，发起包括数据有效载荷和标识目的地标签内提供的路由的数据标签的数据传输。

公开(公告)号：US20080028155A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-31

申请号：US11835259

申请日：2007-08-07

申请人： JAMES FIELDS ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

发明人： JAMES FIELDS ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F12/0826

摘要： In a cache coherent data processing system including at least first and second coherency domains, a memory block is stored in a system memory in association with a domain indicator indicating whether or not the memory block is cached, if at all, only within the first coherency domain. A master in the first coherency domain determines whether or not a scope of broadcast transmission of an operation should extend beyond the first coherency domain by reference to the domain indicator stored in the cache and then performs a broadcast of the operation within the cache coherent data processing system in accordance with the determination.

摘要翻译： 在包括至少第一和第二相干域的缓存相干数据处理系统中，存储器块与指示是否缓存存储器块的域指示符相关联地存储在系统存储器中，如果有的话，只有在第一一致性内 域。 第一相干域中的主设备通过参考存储在高速缓存中的域指示符来确定操作的广播传输的范围是否应超出第一相关域，然后在高速缓存相干数据处理中执行操作的广播 系统按照确定。

公开(公告)号：US20070073919A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11226967

申请日：2005-09-15

申请人： George Daly ,  James Fields ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

发明人： George Daly ,  James Fields ,  Guy Guthrie ,  William Starke ,  Jeffrey Stuecheli

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/0811

摘要： A data processing system includes at least a first processing node having an input/output (I/O) controller and a second processing including a memory controller for a memory. The memory controller receives, in order, pipelined first and second DMA write operations from the I/O controller, where the first and second DMA write operations target first and second addresses, respectively. In response to the second DMA write operation, the memory controller establishes a state of a domain indicator associated with the second address to indicate an operation scope including the first processing node. In response to the memory controller receiving a data access request specifying the second address and having a scope excluding the first processing node, the memory controller forces the data access request to be reissued with a scope including the first processing node based upon the state of the domain indicator associated with the second address.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统至少包括具有输入/输出（I / O）控制器的第一处理节点和包括用于存储器的存储器控​​制器的第二处理。 存储器控制器按顺序从I / O控制器接收流水线的第一和第二DMA写入操作，其中第一和第二DMA写操作分别针对第一和第二地址。 响应于第二DMA写入操作，存储器控制器建立与第二地址相关联的域指示符的状态，以指示包括第一处理节点的操作范围。 响应于所述存储器控制器接收到指定所述第二地址并且具有排除所述第一处理节点的范围的数据访问请求，所述存储器控制器基于所述第一处理节点的状态强迫所述数据访问请求被重新发布，所述范围包括所述第一处理节点 与第二个地址关联的域指示符。