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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Cavium, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Robert A. Sanzone, Hudson, MA (US);
Wilson P. Snyder, II, Holliston, MA (US);
Richard E. Kessler, Northborough, MA (US);
Cavium, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An input/output bridge controls access to a memory by a number of devices. The bridge enforces ordering of access requests according to a register storing an order configuration, which can be programmed to accommodate a given application. When suspending an access request as a result of enforcing an order configuration, the bridge may also cause a prefetch at the memory for the suspended access request. Subsequently, following the completion of a previous access request meeting the order configuration, the suspended access request is released. Due to the prefetch, an access operation can be completed with minimal delay.