[comp.arch] microprocessor 2nd-level cache protocols for multiprocessing

mark@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mark Smotherman) (05/15/89)

Is there any developing consensus concerning second-level cache consistency
protocols in multiprocessor environments for 486 and 68040?  E.g. are the
manufacturers such as Intel, Motorola, etc. going to use something like
MOESI in 2nd-level cache chips?  Or, do such protocols vary markedly from
system to system even given the same processor and availability of cache
controller chips from the processor manufacturer?
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Mark Smotherman, Comp. Sci. Dept., Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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