Intel Corporation

Michelle M Sebot

James R Vash

Herbert H Hum

Eric J DeHaemer

Brinda Ganesh

Leena K Puthiyedath

Adrian C Moga

Richard Lawrence Carlson

Ganesh Kumar

David Bubien

Scott J Erlanger

Eric R Delano

Mahesh S Natu

Robert J Safranek

Luke L Chang

Eric R DeLano

A processor of an aspect includes a plurality of logical processors each having one or more corresponding lower level caches. A shared higher level cache is shared by the plurality of logical processors. The shared higher level cache includes a distributed cache slice for each of the logical processors. The processor includes logic to direct an access that misses in one or more lower level caches of a corresponding logical processor to a subset of the distributed cache slices in a virtual cluster that corresponds to the logical processor. Other processors, methods, and systems are also disclosed.

Processors having virtually clustered cores and cache slices

Methods and apparatus for tunneling platform management messages through inter-processor interconnects. Platform management messages are received from a management entity such as a management engine (ME) at a management component of a first processor targeted for a managed device operatively coupled to a second processor. Management message content is encapsulated in a tunnel message that is tunneled from the first processor to a second management component in the second processor via a socket-to-socket interconnect link between the processors. Once received at the second management component the encapsulated management message content is extracted and the original management message is recreated. The recreated management message is then used to manage the targeted device in a manner similar to if the ME was directly connected to the second processor. The disclosed techniques enable management of platform devices operatively coupled to processors in a multi-processor platform via a single management entity.

Tunneling platform management messages through inter-processor interconnects

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Michelle M Sebot