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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2008
Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli, Austin, TX (US);
Ravi K. Arimilli, Austin, TX (US);
Jerry D. Lewis, Round Rock, TX (US);
Warren E. Maule, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli, Austin, TX (US);
Ravi K. Arimilli, Austin, TX (US);
Jerry D. Lewis, Round Rock, TX (US);
Warren E. Maule, Cedar Park, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to at least one embodiment, a method of data processing in a multiprocessor data processing system includes a requesting processing unit initiating an interconnect operation including a memory access request that indicates an acceptability of a variable amount of data to service the interconnect request for data. In response to snooping the memory access request on an interconnect, a snooper selects an amount of data to supply to the requesting processing unit and transmits the selected amount of data to the requesting processing unit. The requesting processing unit receives the selected amount of data and utilizes at least some of the selected amount of data to service a processor request.