Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Hierarchical memories
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-14
2011-11-08
Doan, Duc (Department: 2185)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Hierarchical memories
Reexamination Certificate
active
08055851
ABSTRACT:
In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment provides receiving a request for data from a processor of a plurality of processors, determining a cache entry location based, at least in part, on the request, storing the data in a cache corresponding to the processor at the cache entry location, and storing a coherency record corresponding to the data in an affinity corresponding to the cache.
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Cheng Kai
Chinthamani Meenakshisundaram R.
Fahim Bahaa
Mandviwalla Malcolm
Pflederer Keith R.
Caven & Aghevli LLC
Doan Duc
Intel Corporation
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