Performing snoop filter replacement based on history-augmented victimization priority values of snoop filter entries in processor-based devices

Abstract

Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include performing snoop filter replacement based on history-augmented victimization priority values of snoop filter entries in processor-based devices. In an exemplary aspect, a Fully Coherent Home Node (HN-F) circuit of a processor-based device receives, from a Fully Coherent Request Node (RN-F) circuit, a transaction request comprising a memory address. The HN-F circuit determines a victimization priority value based on the transaction request. Upon determining that no snoop filter entry in a snoop filter of the HN-F circuit stores the memory address and determining that no snoop filter entries are available for allocation, the HN-F circuit selects a target snoop filter entry that stores a highest victimization priority value among the snoop filter entries, writes the current memory address of the target snoop filter back to memory, and then stores the memory address and the victimization priority value in the target snoop filter entry.