Title:
短待ち時間メモリ・アクセスおよび同期化
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004529415
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A low latency memory system access is provided in association with a weakly-ordered multiprocessor system. Each processor in the multiprocessor shares resources, and each shared resource has an associated lock within a locking device that provides support for synchronization between the multiple processors in the multiprocessor and the orderly sharing of the resources. A processor only has permission to access a resource when it owns the lock associated with that resource, and an attempt by a processor to own a lock requires only a single load operation, rather than a traditional atomic load followed by store, such that the processor only performs a read operation and the hardware locking device performs a subsequent write operation rather than the processor. A simple prefetching for non-contiguous data structures is also disclosed. A memory line is redefined so that in addition to the normal physical memory data, every line includes a pointer that is large enough to point to any other line in the memory, wherein the pointers to determine which memory line to prefetch rather than some other predictive algorithm. This enables hardware to effectively prefetch memory access patterns that are non-contiguous, but repetitive.
Inventors:
Blumrich, Mathias, A
Chen, t
Coteus, Paul, W
Gala, Alan, Gee
Jumper, Mark, Yi
Heidelberger, Philip
Hornic, dark
Omacit, Martin
Stein Maxer-Barrow, Burkhard, Dee
Tacken, Todd, Yi
Vranus, Pavros, M
Chen, t
Coteus, Paul, W
Gala, Alan, Gee
Jumper, Mark, Yi
Heidelberger, Philip
Hornic, dark
Omacit, Martin
Stein Maxer-Barrow, Burkhard, Dee
Tacken, Todd, Yi
Vranus, Pavros, M
Application Number:
JP2002568154A
Publication Date:
September 24, 2004
Filing Date:
February 25, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MASCHINES CORPORATION
International Classes:
G06F9/46; G06F9/52; G06F11/00; G06F11/20; G06F12/00; G06F11/10; G06F12/02; G06F12/08; G06F12/10; G06F12/14; G06F13/00; G06F13/24; G06F13/38; G06F15/173; G06F15/177; G06F15/80; G06F17/14; H04L1/00; H04L7/02; H04L7/033; H04L12/28; H04L12/56; H04L25/02; H05K7/20; (IPC1-7): G06F12/00; G06F12/02; G06F12/08; G06F12/10; G06F15/177
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Sakaguchi
Yoshihiro City
Takeshi Ueno
Yoshihiro City
Takeshi Ueno