公开(公告)号：US09431077B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-30

申请号：US13798803

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Assaf Shacham ,  Amit Gil ,  Erez Tsidon ,  Yanru Li ,  Azzedine Touzni

IPC: G06F9/52 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/07

CPC classification number: G11C7/1075 ,  G06F1/3225 ,  G06F1/3275 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  G06F9/462 ,  G06F9/463 ,  G06F9/52 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F11/0757 ,  Y02D10/13 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/172

Abstract: Efficient techniques using a multi-port shared non-volatile memory are described that reduce latency in memory accesses from dedicated function specific processors, such as a modem control processor. The modem processor preempts a host processor that is accessing data from a multi-port shared non-volatile memory flash device allowing the modem processor to quickly access data in the flash device. The preemption process uses a doorbell interrupt initiated by a processor that seeks access and interrupts the processor being preempted. After preemption, the host processor may resume or restart the data access. Access control by the processors utilizes a hardware semaphore atomic control mechanism. Power control of the shared non-volatile memory modules includes at least one inactivity timer to indicate when a supply voltage to the shared non-volatile memory modules can be safely reduced or turned off. Power may be restarted by any of the processors sharing the memory, allowing fast access to the data.

Abstract translation: 描述了使用多端口共享非易失性存储器的有效技术，其减少了诸如调制解调器控制处理器之类的专用功能特定处理器的存储器访问中的延迟。 调制解调器处理器抢占正在从多端口共享非易失性存储器闪存器件访问数据的主处理器，允许调制解调器处理器快速访问闪存设备中的数据。 抢占过程使用由寻求访问并中断处理器被抢占的处理器发起的门铃中断。 抢占后，主机处理器可以恢复或重新启动数据访问。 处理器的访问控制利用硬件信号量原子控制机制。 共享的非易失性存储器模块的功率控制包括至少一个不活动定时器，以指示何时可以安全地减少或关闭共享的非易失性存储器模块的电源电压。 共享内存的任何处理器可能会重新启动电源，从而可以快速访问数据。

公开(公告)号：US20140281283A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13798803

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Inventor： Assaf Shacham ,  Amit Gil ,  Erez Tsidon ,  Yanru Li ,  Azzedine Touzni

IPC: G11C7/10

CPC classification number: G11C7/1075 ,  G06F1/3225 ,  G06F1/3275 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  G06F9/462 ,  G06F9/463 ,  G06F9/52 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F11/0757 ,  Y02D10/13 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/172

Abstract: Efficient techniques using a multi-port shared non-volatile memory are described that reduce latency in memory accesses from dedicated function specific processors, such as a modem control processor. The modem processor preempts a host processor that is accessing data from a multi-port shared non-volatile memory flash device allowing the modem processor to quickly access data in the flash device. The preemption process uses a doorbell interrupt initiated by a processor that seeks access and interrupts the processor being preempted. After preemption, the host processor may resume or restart the data access. Access control by the processors utilizes a hardware semaphore atomic control mechanism. Power control of the shared non-volatile memory modules includes at least one inactivity timer to indicate when a supply voltage to the shared non-volatile memory modules can be safely reduced or turned off. Power may be restarted by any of the processors sharing the memory, allowing fast access to the data.

Abstract translation: 描述了使用多端口共享非易失性存储器的有效技术，其减少了诸如调制解调器控制处理器之类的专用功能特定处理器的存储器访问中的延迟。 调制解调器处理器抢占正在从多端口共享非易失性存储器闪存器件访问数据的主处理器，允许调制解调器处理器快速访问闪存设备中的数据。 抢占过程使用由寻求访问并中断处理器被抢占的处理器发起的门铃中断。 抢占后，主机处理器可以恢复或重新启动数据访问。 处理器的访问控制利用硬件信号量原子控制机制。 共享的非易失性存储器模块的功率控制包括至少一个不活动定时器，以指示何时可以安全地减少或关闭共享的非易失性存储器模块的电源电压。 共享内存的任何处理器可能会重新启动电源，从而可以快速访问数据。