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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W. Meyer, Shoreview, MN (US);
Paul A. Laberge, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Micron Electronics, Inc., Nampa, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/314 ;
Abstract
A method of communication between requester and target devices in a computer system having a multiple bus architecture. The method supports deferred transactions of cache line read requests over a host bus, e.g., the Pentium II or Pentium Pro (P6) bus. The method employs a host bridge to issue deferred transactions over the P6 bus without interrupting or involving the main processor. The method comprises the act of establishing a handshake with a host master and issuing a request over the host bus. The method further comprises the act of acknowledging the request and transmitting a deferred response to the requester.