Monitor implementation in a multicore processor with inclusive LLC

A method and apparatus to implement monitor primitives when a processor employs an inclusive shared last level cache. By the employing an inclusive last level cache, the processor is almost always able to complete a monitor transaction without requiring self snooping through the system interconnect.

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Hauptverfasser: SISTLA KRISHNAKANTH V, SPRY BRYAN L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus to implement monitor primitives when a processor employs an inclusive shared last level cache. By the employing an inclusive last level cache, the processor is almost always able to complete a monitor transaction without requiring self snooping through the system interconnect.