公开(公告)号：US07398361B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：US11215604

申请日：2005-08-30

Applicant: Ramesh Gunna ,  Po-Yung Chang ,  Sridhar P. Subramanian ,  James B. Keller ,  Tse-Yuh Yeh

Inventor： Ramesh Gunna ,  Po-Yung Chang ,  Sridhar P. Subramanian ,  James B. Keller ,  Tse-Yuh Yeh

IPC: G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G06F12/0831

Abstract: In one embodiment, an interface unit comprises an address buffer and a control unit coupled to the address buffer. The address buffer is configured to store addresses of processor core requests generated by a processor core and addresses of snoop requests received from an interconnect. The control unit is configured to maintain a plurality of queues, wherein at least a first queue of the plurality of queues is dedicated to snoop requests and at least a second queue of the plurality of queues is dedicated to processor core requests. Responsive to a first snoop request received by the interface unit from the interconnect, the control unit is configured to allocate a first address buffer entry of the address buffer to store the first snoop request and to store a first pointer to the first address buffer entry in the first queue. Responsive to a first processor core request received by the interface unit from the processor core, the control unit is configured to allocate a second address buffer entry of the address buffer to store the first processor core request and to store a second pointer to the second address buffer entry in the second queue.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，接口单元包括地址缓冲器和耦合到地址缓冲器的控制单元。 地址缓冲器被配置为存储由处理器核心产生的处理器核心请求的地址和从互连接​​收的窥探请求的地址。 所述控制单元被配置为维护多个队列，其中所述多个队列中的至少第一队列专用于窥探请求，并且所述多个队列中的至少第二队列专用于处理器核心请求。 响应于接口单元从互连接收到的第一窥探请求，控制单元被配置为分配地址缓冲器的第一地址缓冲器条目以存储第一窥探请求，并且将第一指针存储到第一地址缓冲器条目中 第一个队列。 响应于接口单元从处理器核心接收到的第一处理器核心请求，控制单元被配置为分配地址缓冲器的第二地址缓冲器条目以存储第一处理器核心请求并将第二指针存储到第二地址 第二个队列中的缓冲区条目。

公开(公告)号：US20070050564A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11215604

申请日：2005-08-30

Applicant: Ramesh Gunna ,  Po-Yung Chang ,  Sridhar Subramanian ,  James Keller ,  Tse-Yuh Yeh

Inventor： Ramesh Gunna ,  Po-Yung Chang ,  Sridhar Subramanian ,  James Keller ,  Tse-Yuh Yeh

IPC: G06F13/28

CPC classification number: G06F12/0831

Abstract: In one embodiment, an interface unit comprises an address buffer and a control unit coupled to the address buffer. The address buffer is configured to store addresses of processor core requests generated by a processor core and addresses of snoop requests received from an interconnect. The control unit is configured to maintain a plurality of queues, wherein at least a first queue of the plurality of queues is dedicated to snoop requests and at least a second queue of the plurality of queues is dedicated to processor core requests. Responsive to a first snoop request received by the interface unit from the interconnect, the control unit is configured to allocate a first address buffer entry of the address buffer to store the first snoop request and to store a first pointer to the first address buffer entry in the first queue. Responsive to a first processor core request received by the interface unit from the processor core, the control unit is configured to allocate a second address buffer entry of the address buffer to store the first processor core request and to store a second pointer to the second address buffer entry in the second queue.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，接口单元包括地址缓冲器和耦合到地址缓冲器的控制单元。 地址缓冲器被配置为存储由处理器核心产生的处理器核心请求的地址和从互连接​​收的窥探请求的地址。 所述控制单元被配置为维护多个队列，其中所述多个队列中的至少第一队列专用于窥探请求，并且所述多个队列中的至少第二队列专用于处理器核心请求。 响应于接口单元从互连接收到的第一窥探请求，控制单元被配置为分配地址缓冲器的第一地址缓冲器条目以存储第一窥探请求，并且将第一指针存储到第一地址缓冲器条目中 第一个队列。 响应于接口单元从处理器核心接收到的第一处理器核心请求，控制单元被配置为分配地址缓冲器的第二地址缓冲器条目以存储第一处理器核心请求并将第二指针存储到第二地址 第二个队列中的缓冲区条目。