Detecting and resolving locks in a memory unit

Detecting and resolving locks in a memory unit

In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a first counter to count dispatches of a senior request in a memory unit, a second counter to count cycles of a processor coupled to the memory unit, and a controller coupled to the first and second counters to execute one or more...

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Hauptverfasser: HILY SEBASTIEN, STRONG BEEMAN, MARDEN MORRIS, MERTEN MATTHEW, MATH PRAKASH, BURNS DAVID
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a first counter to count dispatches of a senior request in a memory unit, a second counter to count cycles of a processor coupled to the memory unit, and a controller coupled to the first and second counters to execute one or more one remediation measures with respect to the senior request based on a value of at least one of the counters. Other embodiments are described and claimed.