Multiprocessor system including a cache memory with tag copy uni

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1992-06-30

1994-12-20

Gossage, Glenn

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395400, 364DIG1, G06F 1300, G06F 1200

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053752201

ABSTRACT:
A multiprocessor computer system includes main memories and processors which are connected through a crossbar switching network, and a tag copying mechanism having copies of tags of caches of the processors connected to each main memory. When each of the main memories is updated, a corresponding tag copy is checked to discriminate whether or not an updating request hits the cache having an original tag. Upon detection of a hit, a cancel or invalidate request is sent to the processor which corresponds to the hit cache, and which is not a main memory updating request source, thereby invalidating the corresponding cache line of the cache of that processor.

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