Avoiding livelock using a cache manager in multiple core...

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2007-06-22

2010-06-15

Kim, Matt (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

C711S147000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07739455

ABSTRACT:
Livelocks are prevented in multiple core processors by verifying that a data access request is still valid before sending messages to processor cores that may cause other data access requests to fail. A cache coherency manager receives data access requests from multiple processor cores. Upon receiving a data access request that may cause a livelock, the cache coherency manager first sends an intervention message back to the requesting processor core to confirm that this data access request will succeed. If the requesting processor core determines that the data access request is still valid, it directs the cache coherency manager to proceed with the data access request. The cache coherency manager may then send intervention messages to other processor cores to complete the data access request. If the requesting processor core determines that the data access request is invalid, it directs the cache coherency manager to abandon the data access request.

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