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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
Gilbert Wolrich, Framingham, MA (US);
Debra Bernstein, Sudbury, MA (US);
Matthew Adiletta, Worcester, MA (US);
William Wheeler, Southborough, MA (US);
Gilbert Wolrich, Framingham, MA (US);
Debra Bernstein, Sudbury, MA (US);
Matthew Adiletta, Worcester, MA (US);
William Wheeler, Southborough, MA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A multiprocessor includes a module configured to collect status data, one or more processing engines, and a push engine. Part of the status data is collected from devices connected to a bus and indicates readiness of the devices to participate in data transfers over the bus. The processing engines schedule transfers of data packets between the processor and the devices. The push engine performs unsolicited transfers of a portion of the status data to the processing engines in response to the module collecting new status data.