Re: [Gems-users] SM in MESI_CMP_filter_directory-L1cache.sm

[Greg Byrd <gbyrd@xxxxxxxx>]

Probably there's no functional difference between IM and SM, 
so they just overloaded the state to reduce complexity.
...Greg

Fuad Tabba wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering why the SM state in
> MESI_CMP_filter_directory-L1cache.sm doesn't seem to be used (i.e.,
> there are no transitions to SM). A line at the S state, when a store
> is performed, goes to IM, which while is technically correct as far as
> this protocol and its states are concerned, conceptually doesn't make
> much sense...
>
> Any ideas? Am I missing something?
>
> Cheers,
> /fuad
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