摘要:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a multicore processor having a plurality of cores, a shared cache memory, an integrated input/output (IIO) module to interface between the multicore processor and at least one IO device coupled to the multicore processor, and a caching agent to perform cache coherency operations for the plurality of cores and the IIO module. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a multicore processor having a plurality of cores, a shared cache memory, an integrated input/output (IIO) module to interface between the multicore processor and at least one IO device coupled to the multicore processor, and a caching agent to perform cache coherency operations for the plurality of cores and the IIO module. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
Methods, systems, and apparatus for implementing low latency interconnect switches between CPU's and associated protocols. CPU's are configured to be installed on a main board including multiple CPU sockets linked in communication via CPU socket-to-socket interconnect links forming a CPU socket-to-socket ring interconnect. The CPU's are also configured to transfer data between one another by sending data via the CPU socket-to-socket interconnects. Data may be transferred using a packetized protocol, such as QPI, and the CPU's may also be configured to support coherent memory transactions across CPU's.
摘要:
Methods, systems, and apparatus for implementing low latency interconnect switches between CPU's and associated protocols. CPU's are configured to be installed on a main board including multiple CPU sockets linked in communication via CPU socket-to-socket interconnect links forming a CPU socket-to-socket ring interconnect. The CPU's are also configured to transfer data between one another by sending data via the CPU socket-to-socket interconnects. Data may be transferred using a packetized protocol, such as QPI, and the CPU's may also be configured to support coherent memory transactions across CPU's.
摘要:
A processor is described that includes one or more processing cores. The processing core includes a memory controller to interface with a system memory having a near memory and a far memory. The processing core includes a plurality of caching levels above the memory controller. The processor includes logic circuitry to track state information of a cache line that is cached in one of the caching levels. The state information including a selected one of an inclusive state and a non inclusive state. The inclusive state indicates that a copy or version of the cache line exists in near memory. The non inclusive states indicates that a copy or version of the cache line does not exist in the near memory. The logic circuitry is to cause the memory controller to handle a write request that requests a direct write into the near memory without a read of the near memory beforehand if a system memory write request generated within the processor targets the cache line when the cache line is in the inclusive state.
摘要:
A request is received that is to reference a first agent and to request a particular line of memory to be cached in an exclusive state. A snoop request is sent intended for one or more other agents. A snoop response is received that is to reference a second agent, the snoop response to include a writeback to memory of a modified cache line that is to correspond to the particular line of memory. A complete is sent to be addressed to the first agent, wherein the complete is to include data of the particular line of memory based on the writeback.
摘要:
In various embodiments, the present invention includes a method for receiving a transaction having first header information from a first peer device at a first agent of a coherent system, inserting second header information onto the transaction, and routing the transaction to a second peer device using the second header information. In one such embodiment, the first header may be a header of a first protocol and the second header may be of a different protocol that is used to tunnel the transaction through the coherent system.
摘要:
In an embodiment, a processor includes one or more cores, and a distributed caching home agent (including portions associated with each core). Each portion includes a cache controller to receive a read request for data and, responsive to the data not being present in a cache memory associated with the cache controller, to issue a memory request to a memory controller to request the data in parallel with communication of the memory request to a home agent, where the home agent is to receive the memory request from the cache controller and to reserve an entry for the memory request. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
A physical layer (PHY) is coupled to a serial, differential link that is to include a number of lanes. The PHY includes a transmitter and a receiver to be coupled to each lane of the number of lanes. The transmitter coupled to each lane is configured to embed a clock with data to be transmitted over the lane, and the PHY periodically issues a blocking link state (BLS) request to cause an agent to enter a BLS to hold off link layer flit transmission for a duration. The PHY utilizes the serial, differential link during the duration for a PHY associated task selected from a group including an in-band reset, an entry into low power state, and an entry into partial width state
摘要:
A technique to broadcast a message across a point-to-point network. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to broadcasting messages between electronics components within a point-to-point interconnect.