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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Pik Shen Chee, Penang, MY;
Pik Shen Chee, Penang, MY;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving a lock message for an address in a processor from a quiesce master of a system. This lock message indicates that a requester agent of the system is to enter a locking phase with respect to the address. Responsive to receipt of this message, logic of the processor can write an entry in a tracking buffer of the processor for the address and thereafter allow a transaction to be sent from the processor via an interconnect if an address of the transaction does not match any address stored in the tracking buffer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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