DIGITAL COMPUTER WITH CACHE CAPABLE OF CONCURRENTLY HANDLING MULTIPLE ACCESSES FROM PARALLEL PROCESSORS

摘要

Disclosed is a digital computer comprising a main memory, a cache connected to the main memory, and a plurality of processors connected to the cache. A mechanism is provided for permitting each of the processors to access the same memory locations of the cache, and a mechanism is provided in the cache for concurrently accepting a current access from a processor while taking steps to complete a pending access made earlier by a processor.