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Title: Managing coherence via put/get windows

Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing coherence between two processors of a two processor node of a multi-processor computer system. Generally the present invention relates to a software algorithm that simplifies and significantly speeds the management of cache coherence in a message passing parallel computer, and to hardware apparatus that assists this cache coherence algorithm. The software algorithm uses the opening and closing of put/get windows to coordinate the activated required to achieve cache coherence. The hardware apparatus may be an extension to the hardware address decode, that creates, in the physical memory address space of the node, an area of virtual memory that (a) does not actually exist, and (b) is therefore able to respond instantly to read and write requests from the processing elements.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [3]
  1. Ridgefield, CT
  2. Croton on Hudson, NY
  3. Yorktown Heights, NY
  4. Mount Kisco, NY
  5. Irvington, NY
  6. Cortlandt Manor, NY
  7. Ossining, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1036472
Patent Number(s):
8122197
Application Number:
12/543,890
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04D - NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24F - AIR-CONDITIONING
DOE Contract Number:  
B517552
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Blumrich, Matthias A, Chen, Dong, Coteus, Paul W, Gara, Alan G, Giampapa, Mark E, Heidelberger, Philip, Hoenicke, Dirk, and Ohmacht, Martin. Managing coherence via put/get windows. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Blumrich, Matthias A, Chen, Dong, Coteus, Paul W, Gara, Alan G, Giampapa, Mark E, Heidelberger, Philip, Hoenicke, Dirk, & Ohmacht, Martin. Managing coherence via put/get windows. United States.
Blumrich, Matthias A, Chen, Dong, Coteus, Paul W, Gara, Alan G, Giampapa, Mark E, Heidelberger, Philip, Hoenicke, Dirk, and Ohmacht, Martin. Tue . "Managing coherence via put/get windows". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1036472.
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