Techniques for moving checkpoint-based high-availability log and data directly from a producer cache to a consumer cache

• Main Authors: LE HIEN MINH, STARKE WILLIAM J, NORTH GERAINT, GUTHRIE GUY LYNN, KUNKEL STEVEN R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.03.2016
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

A technique of operating a data processing system, includes logging addresses for cache lines modified by a producer core in a data array of a producer cache to create a high-availability (HA) log for the producer core. The technique also includes moving the HA log directly from the producer cache t...