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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Gary E. Strait, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Deanna P. Dunn, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael F. Fee, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Pak-kin Mak, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert J. Sonnelitter, Iii, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Gary E. Strait, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Deanna P. Dunn, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael F. Fee, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Pak-kin Mak, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert J. Sonnelitter, III, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products for data buffers partitioned from a cache array. An exemplary embodiment includes a method in a processor and for providing data buffers partitioned from a cache array, the method including clearing cache directories associated with the processor to an initial state, obtaining a selected directory state from a control register preloaded by the service processor, in response to the control register including the desired cache state, sending load commands with an address and data, loading cache lines and cache line directory entries into the cache and storing the specified data in the corresponding cache line.