Systems and methods for dynamically modifying coherence domains

A method for dynamically modifying coherence domains in a system comprising a plurality of partitions, wherein each of one or more of the plurality of partitions is executing at least one application and is associated with one of a set of cache coherence domains, the method comprising:

• monitoring cache traffic involving one or more of the set of cache coherence domains;
• determining one or more operations to reconfigure the set of cache coherence domains based on one or more memory-driven algorithms and the cache traffic;
• executing the one or more operations while one or more of the plurality of partitions is executing at least one application;
• obtaining a cache coherence policy for one or more of the plurality of partitions;
• receiving user input indicating one or more modifications to the cache coherence policy;
• and
• responsive to the user input, implementing the modifications to the cache coherence policy based on the user input while one or more of the plurality of partitions is executing at least one application.

A hardware controller configured to dynamically modify coherence domains in a system comprising a plurality of partitions, wherein each of one or more of the plurality of partitions is executing at least one application and is associated with one of a set of cache coherence domains, the controller comprising:

• one or more physical processors programmed by computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, configure the controller to:
• monitor cache traffic involving one or more of the set of cache coherence domains;
• and
• reconfigure the set of cache coherence domains while one or more of the plurality of partitions is executing at least one application;
• obtain a cache coherence policy for one or more of the plurality of partitions;
• receive user input indicating one or more modifications to the cache coherence policy;
• and
• responsive to the user input, implement the modifications to the cache coherence policy based on the user input while one or more of the plurality of partitions is executing at least one application.