Patent ID: 8848576
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for use with a symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) having a plurality of nodes, comprising: generating, at a first of the plurality of nodes of the SMP, a node request (NR) for an information packet for processing in the first node, wherein the first node is a requester node (RN); determining a continuous node ID (CNID) of a directory node (DN) (DNCNID) of the SMP, wherein the DNCNID represents a relative relation of the DN relative to other configured ones of the plurality of nodes of the SMP, and wherein the DN includes a system directory (SD) operable to determine a location within the SMP comprising a copy of the information packet; converting the CNID of the DN into a corresponding geographic node ID (GNID) to create a DN GNID (DNGNID), wherein the DNGNID represents a geographic location of the DN among both configured and deconfigured ones of the plurality of nodes within the SMP; and communicating the NR for receipt at one of the plurality of nodes associated with the DNGNID.