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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas R Seeman, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395308 ; 395309 ; 39575004 ; 370402 ;
Abstract
A computer system using posted memory write buffers in a bridge can implement the stop clock acknowledge special cycle without faulty operation. The stop clock acknowledge transaction is posted in bridge buffers so that any previously posted memory write commands currently held in a posted memory write buffer in the bridge execute prior to the appearance of the posted stop clock acknowledge transaction. In this way, bridges having both posted write buffers and the stop clock special cycle may be utilized in efficient joint operation.