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1. 发明授权

US07237070B2 Cache memory, processing unit, data processing system and method for assuming a selected invalid coherency state based upon a request source 有权
标题翻译：高速缓冲存储器，处理单元，数据处理系统和方法，用于基于请求源假设所选择的无效一致性状态
公开(公告)号：US07237070B2
公开(公告)日：2007-06-26
申请号：US11109085
申请日：2005-04-19
申请人： Guy L. Guthrie , Aaron C. Sawdey , William J. Starke , Derek Edward Williams
发明人： Guy L. Guthrie , Aaron C. Sawdey , William J. Starke , Derek Edward Williams
IPC分类号： G06F13/00
CPC分类号： G06F12/0811 , G06F12/0813 , G06F12/0831
摘要： At a first cache memory affiliated with a first processor core, an exclusive memory access operation is received via an interconnect fabric coupling the first cache memory to second and third cache memories respectively affiliated with second and third processor cores. The exclusive memory access operation specifies a target address. In response to receipt of the exclusive memory access operation, the first cache memory detects presence or absence of a source indication indicating that the exclusive memory access operation originated from the second cache memory to which the first cache memory is coupled by a private communication network to which the third cache memory is not coupled. In response to detecting presence of the source indication, a coherency state field of the first cache memory that is associated with the target address is updated to a first data-invalid state. In response to detecting absence of the source indication, the coherency state field of the first cache memory is updated to a different second data-invalid state.
摘要翻译：在与第一处理器核心相关联的第一高速缓冲存储器处，通过将第一高速缓冲存储器耦合到分别隶属于第二和第三处理器核的第二和第三高速缓冲存储器的互连结构接收独占存储器存取操作。独占内存访问操作指定目标地址。响应于独占存储器访问操作的接收，第一高速缓存存储器检测是否存在指示来自第一高速缓存存储器的专用存储器访问操作的源指示由第一高速缓存存储器通过专用通信网络耦合到第三缓存存储器未被耦合。响应于检测到源指示的存在，与目标地址相关联的第一高速缓冲存储器的一致性状态字段被更新为第一数据无效状态。响应于检测到不存在源指示，将第一高速缓冲存储器的一致性状态字段更新为不同的第二数据无效状态。

2. 发明授权

US07536513B2 Data processing system, cache system and method for issuing a request on an interconnect fabric without reference to a lower level cache based upon a tagged cache state 有权
标题翻译：数据处理系统，缓存系统和方法，用于基于标记的高速缓存状态在不引用低级缓存的情况下在互连结构上发出请求
公开(公告)号：US07536513B2
公开(公告)日：2009-05-19
申请号：US11095734
申请日：2005-03-31
申请人： Guy L. Guthrie , Aaron C. Sawdey , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli
发明人： Guy L. Guthrie , Aaron C. Sawdey , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli
IPC分类号： G06F13/00 , G06F13/28 , G06F12/00
CPC分类号： G06F12/0811 , G06F12/0815 , G06F12/0831
摘要： In response to a master receiving a memory access request indicating a target address, the master accesses a first cache directory of an upper level cache of a cache hierarchy. In response to the target address being associated in the first cache directory with an entry having a valid address tag and a first invalid coherency state, the master issues a request specifying the target address on an interconnect fabric without regard to a coherency state associated with the target address in a second cache directory of a lower level cache of the cache hierarchy. In response to the target address having a second invalid coherency state with respect to the first cache directory, the master issues a request specifying the target address on an interconnect fabric after determining a coherency state associated with the target address in the second cache directory of the lower level cache of the cache hierarchy.
摘要翻译：响应于主机接收到指示目标地址的存储器访问请求，主机访问高速缓存层级的高级缓存的第一高速缓存目录。响应于目标地址与具有有效地址标签的条目和第一无效一致性状态在第一高速缓存目录中相关联的目标地址，主机在不考虑与该互连结构相关联的一致性状态的情况下发布指定互连结构上的目标地址的请求目标地址在缓存层次结构的较低级缓存的第二高速缓存目录中。响应于相对于第一高速缓存目录具有第二无效一致性状态的目标地址，主机在确定与第二高速缓存目录中的目标地址相关联的一致性状态之后，在互连结构上发出指定目标地址的请求缓存层次结构的较低级缓存。

3. 发明授权

US10235215B2 Memory lock mechanism for a multiprocessor system 有权
公开(公告)号：US10235215B2
公开(公告)日：2019-03-19
申请号：US12024169
申请日：2008-02-01
申请人： Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli , Ravi K. Arimilli , Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke
发明人： Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli , Ravi K. Arimilli , Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke
IPC分类号： G06F17/30 , G06F9/52 , G06F9/30
摘要： A memory lock mechanism within a multi-processor system is disclosed. A lock control section is initially assigned to a data block within a system memory of the multiprocessor system. In response to a request for accessing the data block by a processing unit within the multiprocessor system, a determination is made by a memory controller whether or not the lock control section of the data block has been set. If the lock control section of the data block has been set, the request for accessing the data block is denied. Otherwise, if the lock control section of the data block has not been set, the lock control section of the data block is set, and the request for accessing the data block is allowed.

4. 发明授权

US08495308B2 Processor, data processing system and method supporting a shared global coherency state 失效
标题翻译：处理器，数据处理系统和支持共享全局一致性状态的方法
公开(公告)号：US08495308B2
公开(公告)日：2013-07-23
申请号：US11539694
申请日：2006-10-09
申请人： Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke , Derek E. Williams , Phillip G. Williams
发明人： Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke , Derek E. Williams , Phillip G. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F12/00
CPC分类号： G06F12/0831 , G06F12/0817
摘要： A multiprocessor data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains, where the first coherency domain includes a system memory and a cache memory. According to a method of data processing, a cache line is buffered in a data array of the cache memory and a state field in a cache directory of the cache memory is set to a coherency state to indicate that the cache line is valid in the data array, that the cache line is held in the cache memory non-exclusively, and that another cache in said second coherency domain may hold a copy of the cache line.
摘要翻译：多处理器数据处理系统至少包括第一和第二相干域，其中第一相干域包括系统存储器和高速缓冲存储器。根据数据处理的方法，将高速缓存行缓冲在高速缓冲存储器的数据阵列中，高速缓冲存储器的高速缓存目录中的状态字段被设置为一致性状态，以指示高速缓存行在数据中是有效的数组，高速缓存存储器行被非排他地保存在高速缓冲存储器中，并且所述第二相干域中的另一个高速缓冲存储器可以保存高速缓存行的副本。

5. 发明授权

US08312220B2 Mode-based castout destination selection 失效
标题翻译：基于模式的castout目的地选择
公开(公告)号：US08312220B2
公开(公告)日：2012-11-13
申请号：US12420933
申请日：2009-04-09
申请人： Guy L. Guthrie , Harmony L. Helterhoff , William J. Starke , Phillip G. Williams , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli
发明人： Guy L. Guthrie , Harmony L. Helterhoff , William J. Starke , Phillip G. Williams , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli
IPC分类号： G06F12/08
CPC分类号： G06F12/0811 , G06F12/12
摘要： In response to a data request of a first of a plurality of processing units, the first processing unit selects a victim cache line to be castout from the lower level cache of the first processing unit and determines whether a mode is set. If not, the first processing unit issues on the interconnect fabric an LCO command identifying the victim cache line and indicating that a lower level cache is the intended destination. If the mode is set, the first processing unit issues a castout command with an alternative intended destination. In response to a coherence response to the LCO command indicating success of the LCO command, the first processing unit removes the victim cache line from its lower level cache, and the victim cache line is held elsewhere in the data processing system. The mode can be set to inhibit castouts to system memory, for example, for testing.
摘要翻译：响应于多个处理单元中的第一处理单元的数据请求，第一处理单元从第一处理单元的较低级高速缓存中选择要丢弃的牺牲高速缓存行，并且确定是否设置了模式。如果不是，则第一处理单元在互连结构上发出识别受害者高速缓存行的LCO命令，并指示较低级别的高速缓存是预期的目的地。如果模式被设置，则第一处理单元发出具有替代预定目的地的停顿命令。响应于指示LCO命令成功的LCO命令的一致性响应，第一处理单元从其较低级高速缓存中去除受害者高速缓存行，并且将受害者高速缓存行保持在数据处理系统的其他地方。该模式可以设置为抑制系统内存的丢弃，例如进行测试。

6. 发明授权

US08209489B2 Victim cache prefetching 失效
标题翻译：受害者缓存预取
公开(公告)号：US08209489B2
公开(公告)日：2012-06-26
申请号：US12256064
申请日：2008-10-22
申请人： Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli , Phillip G. Williams
发明人： Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli , Phillip G. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F12/08
CPC分类号： G06F12/0862 , G06F12/0897 , Y02D10/13
摘要： A processing unit for a multiprocessor data processing system includes a processor core and a cache hierarchy coupled to the processor core to provide low latency data access. The cache hierarchy includes an upper level cache coupled to the processor core and a lower level victim cache coupled to the upper level cache. In response to a prefetch request of the processor core that misses in the upper level cache, the lower level victim cache determines whether the prefetch request misses in the directory of the lower level victim cache and, if so, allocates a state machine in the lower level victim cache that services the prefetch request by issuing the prefetch request to at least one other processing unit of the multiprocessor data processing system.
摘要翻译：用于多处理器数据处理系统的处理单元包括处理器核心和耦合到处理器核心的高速缓存层级以提供低延迟数据访问。高速缓存层级包括耦合到处理器核心的高级缓存和耦合到高级缓存的较低级别的牺牲缓存。响应于在高级缓存中丢失的处理器核心的预取请求，较低级别的受害者缓存确定预取请求是否丢失在较低级别的受害者缓存的目录中，并且如果是，则在下级缓存中分配状态机通过向多处理器数据处理系统的至少一个其他处理单元发出预取请求来服务于预取请求。

7. 发明授权

US08205136B2 Fault tolerant encoding of directory states for stuck bits 有权
标题翻译：卡位的目录状态的容错编码
公开(公告)号：US08205136B2
公开(公告)日：2012-06-19
申请号：US12189808
申请日：2008-08-12
申请人： Robert H. Bell, Jr. , Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke
发明人： Robert H. Bell, Jr. , Guy L. Guthrie , William J. Starke
IPC分类号： G11C29/00
CPC分类号： G11C29/832 , G06F11/1064
摘要： A method of handling a stuck bit in a directory of a cache memory, by defining multiple binary encodings to indicate a defective cache state, detecting an error in a tag stored in a member of the directory (wherein the tag at least includes an address field, a state field and an error-correction field), determining that the error is associated with a stuck bit of the directory member, and writing new state information to the directory member which is selected from one of the binary encodings based on a field location of the stuck bit within the directory member. The multiple binary encodings may include a first binary encoding when the stuck bit is in the address field, a second binary encoding when the stuck bit is in the state field, and a third binary encoding when the stuck bit is in the error-correction field. The new state information may also further be selected based on the value of the stuck bit, e.g., a state bit corresponding to the stuck bit is assigned a bit value from the new state information which matches the value of the stuck bit.
摘要翻译：一种通过定义多个二进制编码来指示缺陷高速缓存状态来处理高速缓冲存储器的目录中的卡住位的方法，检测存储在目录成员中的标签中的错误（其中标签至少包括地址字段，状态字段和纠错字段），确定错误与目录成员的卡住位相关联，并且基于字段位置将新状态信息写入从二进制编码之一中选择的目录成员的目录成员中的卡住位。多个二进制编码可以包括当卡住位在地址字段中时的第一二进制编码，当卡位位于状态字段时的第二二进制编码，以及当卡位位于错误校正字段中时的第三二进制编码。还可以基于卡住位的值进一步选择新的状态信息，例如，对应于该卡住位的状态位从与该卡位的值匹配的新状态信息中分配一位值。

8. 发明申请

US20110047352A1 MEMORY COHERENCE DIRECTORY SUPPORTING REMOTELY SOURCED REQUESTS OF NODAL SCOPE 失效
标题翻译：记忆协调指导原则支持远程请求的NODAL范围
公开(公告)号：US20110047352A1
公开(公告)日：2011-02-24
申请号：US12545246
申请日：2009-08-21
申请人： Paul A. Ganfield , Guy L. Guthrie , David J. Krolak , Michael S. Siegel , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli , Derek E. Williams
发明人： Paul A. Ganfield , Guy L. Guthrie , David J. Krolak , Michael S. Siegel , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli , Derek E. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F15/76 , G06F9/02 , G06F12/08
CPC分类号： G06F12/0817
摘要： A data processing system includes at least a first through third processing nodes coupled by an interconnect fabric. The first processing node includes a master, a plurality of snoopers capable of participating in interconnect operations, and a node interface that receives a request of the master and transmits the request of the master to the second processing unit with a nodal scope of transmission limited to the second processing node. The second processing node includes a node interface having a directory. The node interface of the second processing node permits the request to proceed with the nodal scope of transmission if the directory does not indicate that a target memory block of the request is cached other than in the second processing node and prevents the request from succeeding if the directory indicates that the target memory block of the request is cached other than in the second processing node.
摘要翻译：数据处理系统至少包括通过互连结构耦合的第一至第三处理节点。第一处理节点包括主机，能够参与互连操作的多个侦听器，以及接收主机请求的节点接口，并将主机的请求传送到第二处理单元，传送范围限于第二处理节点。第二处理节点包括具有目录的节点接口。第二处理节点的节点接口允许请求继续进行节点传输范围，如果该目录没有指示该请求的目标存储器块不是在第二处理节点中被缓存，并且如果该请求成功目录指示除第二处理节点之外的请求的目标存储块被缓存。

9. 发明申请

US20100262778A1 Empirically Based Dynamic Control of Transmission of Victim Cache Lateral Castouts 有权
标题翻译：基于经验的动态控制受害者缓存横向铸件传动
公开(公告)号：US20100262778A1
公开(公告)日：2010-10-14
申请号：US12421180
申请日：2009-04-09
申请人： Robert A. Cargnoni , Guy L. Guthrie , Harmony L. Helterhoff , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli , Phillip G. Williams
发明人： Robert A. Cargnoni , Guy L. Guthrie , Harmony L. Helterhoff , William J. Starke , Jeffrey A. Stuecheli , Phillip G. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F12/08
CPC分类号： G06F12/0897 , G06F12/0811 , G06F12/0862 , G06F12/127 , G06F2212/6026
摘要： In response to a data request, a victim cache line is selected for castout from a lower level cache, and a target lower level cache of one of the plurality of processing units is selected. A determination is made whether the selected target lower level cache has provided more than a threshold number of retry responses to lateral castout (LCO) commands of the first lower level cache, and if so, a different target lower level cache is selected. The first processing unit thereafter issues a LCO command on the interconnect fabric. The LCO command identifies the victim cache line to be castout and indicates that the target lower level cache is an intended destination of the victim cache line. In response to a successful coherence response to the LCO command, the victim cache line is removed from the first lower level cache and held in the second lower level cache.
摘要翻译：响应于数据请求，选择从较低级别高速缓冲存储器进行丢弃的受害者高速缓存行，并且选择多个处理单元之一的目标下级高速缓存。确定所选择的目标下层高速缓存是否为第一较低级别高速缓存的横向转移（LCO）命令提供了超过阈值数量的重试响应，如果是，则选择不同的目标低级高速缓存。此后，第一处理单元在互连结构上发出LCO命令。 LCO命令标识要丢弃的受害者缓存行，并指示目标下级缓存是受害缓存行的预期目标。响应于对LCO命令的成功的一致性响应，从第一低级缓存中移除受害者高速缓存行并保存在第二较低级缓存中。

10. 发明申请

US20100257317A1 Virtual Barrier Synchronization Cache 失效
标题翻译：虚拟障碍同步缓存
公开(公告)号：US20100257317A1
公开(公告)日：2010-10-07
申请号：US12419364
申请日：2009-04-07
申请人： Ravi K. Arimilli , Guy L. Guthrie , Robert A. Cargnoni , William J. Starke , Derek E. Williams
发明人： Ravi K. Arimilli , Guy L. Guthrie , Robert A. Cargnoni , William J. Starke , Derek E. Williams
IPC分类号： G06F12/08 , G06F12/00
CPC分类号： G06F12/0811 , G06F9/522
摘要： A data processing system includes an interconnect fabric, a system memory coupled to the interconnect fabric and including a virtual barrier synchronization region allocated to storage of virtual barrier synchronization registers (VBSRs), and a plurality of processing units coupled to the interconnect fabric and operable to access the virtual barrier synchronization region of the system memory. Each of the plurality of processing units includes a processor core and a cache memory including a cache array that caches VBSR lines from the virtual barrier synchronization region of the system memory and a cache controller. The cache controller, responsive to a store request from the processor core to update a particular VBSR line, performs a non-blocking update of the cache array in each other of the plurality of processing units contemporaneously holding a copy of the particular VBSR line by transmitting a VBSR update command on the interconnect fabric.
摘要翻译：数据处理系统包括互连结构，耦合到互连结构并包括分配给虚拟屏障同步寄存器（VBSR）的存储的虚拟屏障同步区域的系统存储器，以及耦合到互连结构的多个处理单元，访问系统内存的虚拟屏障同步区域。多个处理单元中的每一个包括处理器核心和高速缓存存储器，其包括从系统存储器的虚拟屏障同步区域缓存VBSR行的缓存阵列和高速缓存控制器。高速缓存控制器响应于来自处理器核心的存储请求来更新特定VBSR线路，通过发送来同时保存特定VBSR线路的副本的多个处理单元中的彼此之间的高速缓存阵列的非阻塞更新互连结构上的VBSR更新命令。

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