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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2010
Applicants:
James R. Vash, Littleton, MA (US);
Bongjin Jung, Westford, MA (US);
Rishan Tan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
James R. Vash, Littleton, MA (US);
Bongjin Jung, Westford, MA (US);
Rishan Tan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to system-wide quiescence and per-thread transaction fence in a distributed caching agent are described. Some embodiments utilize messages, counters, and/or state machines that support system-wide quiescence and per-thread transaction fence flows. Other embodiments are also disclosed.