Patent ID: 7017031
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of data processing within a data processing system having a global promotion facility and a plurality of processing units coupled by an interconnect, said plurality of processing units including first and second processing units and said global promotion facility including a plurality of promotion bit fields, said method comprising: said first processing unit acquiring a particular promotion bit field within said global promotion facility; in response to the first processing unit snooping a request by the second processing unit for the particular promotion bit field, said first processing unit recording an association between said second processing unit and said particular promotion bit field within a promotion awareness facility; said first processing unit checking said promotion awareness facility for an association for said particular promotion bit; and in response to said checking, said first processing unit pushing said particular promotion bit field to the second processing unit utilizing an unsolicited operation on said interconnect such that no additional request by said second processing unit is required.