Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Shared memory area
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Nguyen, T (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Shared memory area
C711S151000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10799564
ABSTRACT:
Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a system and method to order memory operations is provided. The method may include using at least one signal to indicate that a particular kind of memory operation is not globally observable but is observable by at least one processor of the system. The system may include a processor to use at least one signal for memory consistency, wherein the at least one signal indicates that a particular kind of memory operation is not globally observable in the system but is observable by at least one processor of the system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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Morrow Michael W.
O'Connor Dennis M.
Nguyen T
Travis John F.
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