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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Kenneth Mark Wilson, San Jose, CA (US);
Fong Pong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Lance Russell, Hollister, CA (US);
Tung Nguyen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lu Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cache coherent distributed shared memory multi-processor computer system is provided with a memory controller which includes a recall unit. The recall unit allows selective forced write-backs of dirty cache lines to the home memory. After a request is posted in the recall unit, a recall (“flush”) command is issued which forces the owner cache to write-back the dirty cache line to be flushed. The memory controller will inform the recall unit as each recall operation is completed. The recall unit operation will be interrupted when all flush requests are completed.