| 摘要 |
An improved method and apparatus for distributing transactions among a plurality of groups of processors in a multiprocessor computer system are disclosed. An embodiment of the invention includes the following operations. First, receiving an address request at a first group of processors. The address request is associated with a memory address corresponding to a requested memory page. Next, identifying those of the groups of processors that are interested in the address request and identifying those of the groups of processors that are uninterested in the address request. Thereafter, substantially simultaneously broadcasting the address request to the interested groups of processors and not to the uninterested groups of processors.
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