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20080209135 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND INTERCONNECT FABRIC SUPPORTING DESTINATION DATA TAGGING - A data processing system includes a plurality of communication links and a plurality of processing units including a local master processing unit. The local master processing unit includes interconnect logic that couples the processing unit to one or more of the plurality of communication links and an originating master coupled to the interconnect logic. The originating master originates an operation by issuing a write-type request on at least one of the one or more communication links, receives from a snooper in the data processing system a destination tag identifying a route to the snooper, and, responsive to receipt of the combined response and the destination tag, initiates a data transfer including a data payload and a data tag identifying the route provided within the destination tag. | 08-28-2008 |
20080215821 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION UTILIZING AN IN COHERENCY STATE - A cache coherent data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains each including at least one processing unit. The first coherency domain includes a first cache memory, and the second coherency domain includes a coherent second cache memory. The first cache memory within the first coherency domain of the data processing system holds a memory block in a storage location associated with an address tag and a coherency state field. The coherency state field is set to a state that indicates that the address tag is valid, that the storage location does not contain valid data, and that the memory block is likely cached only within the first coherency domain. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215929 | SWITCHING A DEFECTIVE SIGNAL LINE WITH A SPARE SIGNAL LINE WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method, computer program product and system for switching a defective signal line with a spare signal line without shutting down the computer system. A service processor monitors error correction code (ECC) check units configured to detect an error in a signal line. If an ECC check unit detects an error rate that exceeds a threshold, then the signal line with such an error rate may be said to be “defective.” The service processor configures switch control units in the driver/receiver pair associated with the defective signal line to be able to switch the defective signal line with a spare line upon receipt of a command from a memory controller switch control unit. In this manner, the system is not deactivated in order to switch a defective signal line with a spare line thereby reducing the time that the processor cannot send information to the memory buffers. | 09-04-2008 |
20080222648 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA PROCESSING SUPPORTING TICKET-BASED OPERATION TRACKING - A data processing system includes a plurality of processing units coupled by a plurality of communication links for point-to-point communication such that at least some of the communication between multiple different ones of the processing units is transmitted via intermediate processing units among the plurality of processing units. The communication includes operations having a request and a combined response representing a system response to the request. At least each intermediate processing unit includes one or more masters that initiate first operations, a snooper that receives at least second operations initiated by at least one other of the plurality of processing units, a physical queue that stores master tags of first operations initiated by the one or more masters within that processing unit, and a ticketing mechanism that assigns to second operations observed at the intermediate processing unit a ticket number indicating an order of observation with respect to other second operations observed by the intermediate processing unit. The ticketing mechanism provides the ticket number assigned to an operation to the snooper for processing with a combined response of the operation. | 09-11-2008 |
20150149846 | TESTING A PROCESSOR ASSEMBLY - A testing backplane apparatus includes first test ports configured to receive a first processor assembly under test and the plurality of first test ports may be an even number of first test ports or an odd number of first test ports. The testing backplane apparatus includes second test ports, where each first test port corresponds to a second test port and the second test ports connect to a second processor assembly. The testing backplane apparatus includes a signal pathway from each first test port to a second test port. The signal pathway includes a signal path length within a range between a maximum signal path length and a minimum signal path length. Each port on the first processor assembly corresponds to each port on the second processor assembly and the testing backplane apparatus is configured differently from a backplane used as a final destination for operating the first processor assembly. | 05-28-2015 |
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20080209134 | Apparatus for Operating Cache-Inhibited Memory Mapped Commands to Access Registers - In a multiprocessor environment, by executing cache-inhibited reads or writes to registers, a scan communication is used to rapidly access registers inside and outside a chip originating the command. Cumbersome locking of the memory location may be thus avoided. Setting of busy latches at the outset virtually eliminates the chance of collisions, and status bits are set to inform the requesting core processor that a command is done and free of error, if that is the case. | 08-28-2008 |
20080247415 | Method for Indirect Access to a Support Interface for Memory-Mapped Resources to Reduce System Connectivity From Out-of-Band Support Processor - A method and apparatus are provided for a support interface for memory-mapped resources. A support processor sends a sequence of commands over and FSI interface to a memory-mapped support interface on a processor chip. The memory-mapped support interface updates memory, memory-mapped registers or memory-mapped resources. The interface uses fabric packet generation logic to generate a single command packet in a protocol for the coherency fabric which consists of an address, command and/or data. Fabric commands are converted to FSI protocol and forwarded to attached support chips to access the memory-mapped resource, and responses from the support chips are converted back to fabric response packets. Fabric snoop logic monitors the coherency fabric and decodes responses for packets previously sent by fabric packet generation logic. The fabric snoop logic updates status register and/or writes response data to a read data register. The system also reports any errors that are encountered. | 10-09-2008 |
20080270821 | RECOVERING FROM ERRORS IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system and method of recovering from errors in a data processing system. The data processing system includes one or more processor cores coupled to one or more memory controllers. The one or more memory controllers include at least a first memory interface coupled to a first memory and at least a second memory interface coupled to a second memory. In response to determining an error has been detected in the first memory, access to the first memory via the first memory interface is inhibited. Also, the first memory interface is locally restarted without restarting the second memory interface. | 10-30-2008 |
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20120257418 | PROJECTION NIGHT LIGHT - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a projection night light for illuminating a user-selected area of a room with an aesthetic or decorative pattern of light. In particular, there is provided a projection night light, which includes a body shell, and a spherical turning unit operatively coupled to the body shell. The spherical turning unit includes a cavity and a slide having a pattern thereon. The projection night light further includes a light source arranged in the cavity of the spherical turning unit. The light source is configured to pass light through the pattern on the slide forming a patterned light. The spherical turning unit is configured to project and direct the patterned light into a user-selected area of a room. | 10-11-2012 |
20130294073 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE WORK LIGHT INCLUDING ADJUSTABLE LENS - In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a light-emitting diode work light, which includes a housing, a light source comprising a light-emitting diode, and a light focusing assembly comprising a lens and a focusing knob. The light focusing assembly is configured to adjust a focal distance of light emitted from the light source. The focusing knob is configured to adjust a distance between the light source and the lens. In accordance with certain embodiments, the light-emitting diode work light includes a plurality of lights sources and a plurality of light focusing assemblies. Each light focusing assembly includes a lens and a focusing knob, and is configured to adjust a focal distance of light emitted from a respective light source. | 11-07-2013 |
20130313978 | LED FLOOD LIGHT INCLUDING THERMOSENSITIVE AND PHOTOSENSITIVE SENSORS - In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a light-emitting diode lamp, which includes a body shell, and a light source assembly arranged in a cavity of the body shell. The light source assembly includes a light-emitting diode. The light-emitting diode lamp further includes a thermosensitive sensor, and a photosensitive sensor. The thermosensitive sensor and the photosensitive sensor are independently and automatically configured to detect, respectively, a presence of a person and ambient light near the light-emitting diode lamp. | 11-28-2013 |
20140085876 | HANDHELD WORK LIGHT INCLUDING ADJUSTABLE LIGHT FOCUSING OR SCATTERING MECHANISM - In accordance with various embodiments, there is provided a work light, which includes a housing, a light source including one of a light-emitting diode and a compact fluorescent light, and a light assembly including a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The work light further includes a power source, and a light focusing mechanism including a slide switch. The slide switch controls a focus distance of light emitted from the light source. The light focusing mechanism is configured to focus light emitted from the light source, when the slide switch is positioned in a first position, and configured to scatter light emitted from the light source, when the slide switch is positioned in a second position. | 03-27-2014 |