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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1997
Joseph Jeddeloh, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James Meyer, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jeffrey R Brown, Plymouth, MN (US);
Micron Electronics, Inc., Nampa, ID (US);
Abstract
A method processes memory transactions in a computer system having a system memory and a cache memory. The method transmits a memory request to the system memory without waiting for the cache memory to be snooped to determine whether the cache memory stores information in an address corresponding to a selected address of the system memory. The method may transmit a snoop request to the cache memory concurrently with or after the memory request is transmitted to the system memory. The method may be implemented using a system controller having a control switch that uses a first pathway for the memory request and a second pathway for the snoop request so that the snoop and memory requests can be transmitted simultaneously.