Patent ID: 6779092
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus for reordering requests for access to a subdivided resource, the apparatus comprising:a non-FIFO request buffer for temporarily storing the requests for access to the subdivided resource; a selector coupled to the request buffer, where the selector is configured for selecting a next request among the requests that are stored in the request buffer; and a mechanism coupled to the request buffer and to the selector, where the mechanism is configured for outputting the selected next request to a memory controller for the subdivided resource, the mechanism comprising a multiplexor (MUX) having an output coupled to the memory controller and inputs coupled to the request buffer, where the multiplexor is configured to output the selected next request to the memory controller after the selector has selected the next request in the request buffer, and where the memory controller processes the selected next request in order to access the subdivided resource.