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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
James M Ottinger, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
711141 ; 711144 ;
Abstract
A method for processing memory requests and a memory controller that implements the method are disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) receiving a first memory request from a first bus, (b) issuing a first coherency request on a second bus in order to process the first memory request, (c) storing the first coherency request in a storage area of the memory controller that is configured to receive memory requests from the second bus, and (d) processing the first coherency request from the storage area.