HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERCONNECT COHERENCE PROTOCOL

A coherence protocol message is sent corresponding to a particular cache line. A potential conflict involving the particular cache line is identified and a forward request is sent to a home agent to identify the potential conflict. A forward response can be received in response to the forward reques...

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Hauptverfasser: SAFRANEK ROBERT J, MADDOX ROBERT A, WILLEY JEFF, SPINK AARON T, BLANKENSHIP ROBERT G, BEERS ROBERT
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A coherence protocol message is sent corresponding to a particular cache line. A potential conflict involving the particular cache line is identified and a forward request is sent to a home agent to identify the potential conflict. A forward response can be received in response to the forward request from the home agent and a response to the conflict can be determined.