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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2004
Gregory Edward Tierney, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Stephen R. Van Doren, Northborough, MA (US);
Simon C. Steely, Jr., Hudson, NH (US);
Gregory Edward Tierney, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Stephen R. Van Doren, Northborough, MA (US);
Simon C. Steely, Jr., Hudson, NH (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system comprises a first node operative to provide a source broadcast requesting data. The first node associates an F-state with a copy of the data in response to receiving the copy of the data from memory and receiving non-data responses from other nodes in the system. The non-data responses include an indication that at least a second node includes a shared copy of the data. The F-state enabling the first node to serve as an ordering point in the system capable of responding to requests from other nodes in the system with a shared copy of the data.