Practice Cache Coherency In Multicore Systems (6.9) - Cache Memory and Its Impact on System Performance
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Cache Coherency in Multicore Systems

Practice - Cache Coherency in Multicore Systems

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the 'E' in the MESI protocol stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about the condition of the data in one cache only.

Question 2 Easy

Why is cache coherency needed in multicore systems?

💡 Hint: What happens if two cores are working with different data?

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Question 1

What does MESI stand for?

Modified
Exclusive
Shared
Invalid
Memory
Execute
Synchronize
Invalid
Main
Exclusive
Shared
Invalid

💡 Hint: Think about the terms used to describe cache behavior.

Question 2

True or False: Cache coherency is unimportant in multicore systems.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the consequences of inconsistency in data.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a multi-core processor architecture that utilizes the MESI protocol. Describe how data consistency is maintained across the cores.

💡 Hint: Think about how cores interact and share data.

Challenge 2 Hard

Imagine a scenario without a coherency protocol. Describe the potential outcomes when Core 1 writes data to a variable that Core 2 is reading.

💡 Hint: Consider how shared data might become inconsistent.

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