System for combining requests associated with one or more memory locations that are collectively associated with a single cache line to furnish a single memory operation

An apparatus for use with a computer system including a peripheral device that furnishes a stream of data to be stored in a memory, the apparatus comprising:

• a first interface adapted to convert a portion of the stream of data into a first write request;
• a queue adapted to store a second write request;
• logic adapted to determine if the first and second write requests target memory locations that are collectively associated with a cache line and based on the determination, selectively combine the first and second write requests;
• and
• a second interface adapted to furnish a write operation to the memory locations in response to the combination of the first and second write requests.

A method comprising:

• receiving a first request;
• determining if the first request and a second request stored in a queue target location of a first memory, the requests being collectively associated with a cache line of a cache memory separate loom the first memory;
• and
• based on the determination combining the first and second requests to generate a an operation associated with the first memory.