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US 10,372,638 B2Granted
Interconnect agent
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorThomas E. McGee
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Abstract
A method for modifying an address in a multi-processor system may include performing a first transaction to modify an address between a first processor and an interconnect agent associated with the first processor and storing data for the address on the interconnect agent. The method may further include performing a second transaction to modify an address between the interconnect agent and a memory associated with a second processor and storing the data in the memory.
Claims18
An interconnect agent comprising:
- data storage;
- and
- logic to:
- detect a request for ownership sent from a first processor to a second processor, the request for ownership associated with an address;
- apply a coherence protocol to the address;
- transmit a grant of ownership to the first processor;
- receive a write message from the first processor, the write message including data for the address;
- transmit an acknowledgement to the first processor;
- and
- store the data in the data storage.
7 more elements
A system comprising:
- a first processor;
- an interconnect agent coupled to the first processor, the interconnect agent having data storage;
- an interconnect network coupled to the interconnect agent;
- a second processor coupled to the interconnect network;
- and
- a memory coupled to the second processor;
- wherein the interconnect agent to:
- detect a request for ownership sent from the first processor to the second processor, the request for ownership associated with an address;
- transmit a grant of ownership to the first processor;
- receive a write message from the first processor, the write message including data for the address;
- transmit an acknowledgement to the first processor.
8 more elements
A method comprising:
- detecting, by an interconnect agent, a request for ownership sent from a first processor to a second processor, the request for ownership associated with an address;
- transmitting, by the interconnect agent, a grant of ownership to the first processor;
- receiving a write message from the first processor, the write message including data for the address;
- and
- transmitting an acknowledgement to the first processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.