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US 2010/0161914 A1Published application
Autonomous memory subsystems in computing platforms
OwnerSean S. Eilert, Mark Leinwander +2inventors
InventorsSean S. Eilert, Mark Leinwander, Sridharan Sakthivelu, John L. Baudrexl
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for autonomous memory subsystems in computing platforms. In some embodiments, the autonomous memory mechanism includes one or more autonomous memory logic instances (AMLs) and a transaction protocol to control the AMLs. The autonomous memory mechanism can be employed to accelerate bulk memory operations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims34
A system comprising:
- software, to be executed on a processor, the software to trigger an autonomic memory transaction;
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- a memory subsystem including at least one memory device and an autonomic memory logic instance (AML) coupled with the memory device, wherein the AML is to receive an instruction from the software and to execute an autonomic memory transaction independent of the processor.
An apparatus comprising:
- an autonomic memory logic instance (AML) to be coupled with a memory device, wherein the AML is to execute an autonomic memory transaction independent of a processor, responsive, at least in part, to receiving an indication to initiate the autonomic memory transaction from software executing on the processor.
A method comprising:
- initiating an autonomic memory transaction with software executing on a processor;
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- executing the autonomic memory transaction using, at least in part, an autonomic memory logic instance (AML) coupled with a memory device, wherein the AML is to execute the autonomic memory transaction independent of the processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.