Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a memory card. The memory card also includes volatile memory devices. The memory card also includes non volatile memory devices. The memory card is configurable to implement a first portion of the storage space of the non volatile memory devices as system memory. The memory card also includes a controller to manage, upon a power down event, the transfer of information from the volatile memory devices into a second portion of the storage space of the non volatile memory devices.

Abstract: A system and method are described for flushing a specified region of a memory side cache (MSC) within a multi-level memory hierarchy. For example, a computer system according to one embodiment comprises: a memory subsystem comprised of a non-volatile system memory and a volatile memory side cache (MSC) for caching portions of the non-volatile system memory; and a flush engine for flushing a specified region of the MSC to the non-volatile system memory in response to a deactivation condition associated with the specified region of the MSC.

Abstract: A system and method are described for integrating a memory and storage hierarchy including a non-volatile memory tier within a computer system. In one embodiment, PCMS memory devices are used as one tier in the hierarchy, sometimes referred to as “far memory.” Higher performance memory devices such as DRAM placed in front of the far memory and are used to mask some of the performance limitations of the far memory. These higher performance memory devices are referred to as “near memory.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip comprising memory controller circuitry having interface circuitry to couple to a memory channel. The memory controller includes first logic circuitry to implement a first memory channel protocol on the memory channel. The first memory channel protocol is specific to a first volatile system memory technology. The interface also includes second logic circuitry to implement a second memory channel protocol on the memory channel. The second memory channel protocol is specific to a second non volatile system memory technology. The second memory channel protocol is a transactional protocol.

Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a memory card. The memory card also includes volatile memory devices. The memory card also includes non volatile memory devices. The memory card is configurable to implement a first portion of the storage space of the non volatile memory devices as system memory. The memory card also includes a controller to manage, upon a power down event, the transfer of information from the volatile memory devices into a second portion of the storage space of the non volatile memory devices.

Abstract: Described herein are devices and techniques for distributing application data. A device can communicate with one or more hardware switches. The device can receive, from a software stack, a multicast message including a constraint that indicates how application data is to be distributed. The constraint including a listing of the set of nodes and a number of nodes to which the application data is to be distributed. The device may receive, from the software stack, the application data for distribution to a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes being a subset of the set of nodes equaling the number of nodes. The device may select the plurality of nodes from the set of nodes. The device also may distribute a copy of the application data to the plurality of nodes based on the constraint. Also described are other embodiments.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for range protection. In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises at least one monitoring circuit to monitor for memory accesses to an address space and take action upon a violation to the address space, wherein the action is one of generating a notification to a node that requested the monitor, generating the wrong request, generate a notification in a specific context of the home node, and generating a notification in a node that has ownership of the address space; at least one a protection table to store an identifier of the address space; and at least one hardware core to execute an instruction to enable the monitoring circuit.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and system for implementing cluster-wide operational metrics access for coordinated agile scheduling. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a memory to store instructions; a processing circuitry to execute instructions; and an interface circuitry. The interface circuitry to provide metrics associated with the apparatus to one or more subscriber nodes or network components in a managed cluster and to subscribe, via a metrics subscription request, to receive from one or more publisher nodes or network components in the managed cluster, metrics associated with the one or more publisher nodes or network components. The metrics to be stored in a dedicated location of the memory. The provision and subscription of metrics may be made using new protocols added to Layer 4 or transport layer of a network communication model and/or over a dedicated communication channel. The dedicated communication channel may be of low bandwidth with fixed priority and deterministic latency.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, computer readable storage medium, and switch for configuring a switch to assign partitions in storage devices to compute nodes. A management controller configures the switch to dynamically allocate partitions of at least one of the storage devices to the compute nodes based on a workload at the compute node.

Abstract: A physical layer (PHY) is coupled to a serial, differential link that is to include a number of lanes. The PHY includes a transmitter and a receiver to be coupled to each lane of the number of lanes. The transmitter coupled to each lane is configured to embed a clock with data to be transmitted over the lane, and the PHY periodically issues a blocking link state (BLS) request to cause an agent to enter a BLS to hold off link layer flit transmission for a duration.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip comprising memory controller circuitry having interface circuitry to couple to a memory channel. The memory controller includes first logic circuitry to implement a first memory channel protocol on the memory channel. The first memory channel protocol is specific to a first volatile system memory technology. The interface also includes second logic circuitry to implement a second memory channel protocol on the memory channel. The second memory channel protocol is specific to a second non volatile system memory technology.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processor to generate, in anticipation of receipt of a read request for data of a data set, a prefetch request to retrieve the data set from a memory device, the prefetch request to comprise at least one parameter indicating a size of the data set. The processor is further to cause transmission of the prefetch request to the memory device and in response to a read request for at least a portion of the data set, request the at least a portion of the data set from a cache storing a copy of the data set, wherein the cache is to store the copy of the data set after the copy is received from the memory device in response to the prefetch request.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe a system main memory comprising two levels of memory that include cached subsets of system disk level storage. This main memory includes “near memory” comprising memory made of volatile memory, and “far memory” comprising volatile or nonvolatile memory storage that is larger and slower than the near memory. The far memory is presented as “main memory” to the host OS while the near memory is a cache for the far memory that is transparent to the OS, thus appearing to the OS the same as prior art main memory solutions. The management of the two-level memory may be done by a combination of logic and modules executed via the host CPU. Near memory may be coupled to the host system CPU via high bandwidth, low latency means for efficient processing. Far memory may be coupled to the CPU via low bandwidth, high latency means.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe a system main memory comprising two levels of memory that include cached subsets of system disk level storage. This main memory includes “near memory” comprising memory made of volatile memory, and “far memory” comprising volatile or nonvolatile memory storage that is larger and slower than the near memory. The far memory is presented as “main memory” to the host OS while the near memory is a cache for the far memory that is transparent to the OS, thus appearing to the OS the same as prior art main memory solutions. The management of the two-level memory may be done by a combination of logic and modules executed via the host CPU. Near memory may be coupled to the host system CPU via high bandwidth, low latency means for efficient processing. Far memory may be coupled to the CPU via low bandwidth, high latency means.

Abstract: Examples may include techniques to enable cache coherency of objects in a distributed shared memory (DSM) system, even where multiple nodes in the system manage the objects. Node memory space includes a tracking address space (TAS) where lines in the TAS correspond to objects in the (DSM). Access to the objects and the TAS is managed by a host fabric interface (HFI) caching agent in HFI of a node.

Abstract: A system and method are described for integrating a memory and storage hierarchy including a non-volatile memory tier within a computer system. In one embodiment, PCMS memory devices are used as one tier in the hierarchy, sometimes referred to as “far memory.” Higher performance memory devices such as DRAM placed in front of the far memory and are used to mask some of the performance limitations of the far memory. These higher performance memory devices are referred to as “near memory.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to fabric resiliency support for atomic writes of many store operations to remote nodes are described. In one embodiment, non-volatile memory stores data corresponding to a plurality of write operations. A first node includes logic to perform one or more operations (in response to the plurality of write operations) to cause storage of the data at a second node atomically. The plurality of write operations are atomically bound to a transaction and the data is written to the non-volatile memory in response to release of the transaction. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Technologies for quality of service based throttling in a fabric architecture include a network node of a plurality of network nodes interconnected across the fabric architecture via an interconnect fabric. The network node includes a host fabric interface (HFI) configured to facilitate the transmission of data to/from the network node, monitor quality of service levels of resources of the network node used to process and transmit the data, and detect a throttling condition based on a result of the monitored quality of service levels. The HFI is further configured to generate and transmit a throttling message to one or more of the interconnected network nodes in response to having detected a throttling condition. The HFI is additionally configured to receive a throttling message from another of the network nodes and perform a throttling action on one or more of the resources based on the received throttling message. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for reliable replication mechanisms based on active-passive HFI protocols build on top of non-reliable multicast fabric implementations. Under a first hardware-based scheme, a reliable replication mechanism is (primarily) implemented via Host Fabric Interfaces (HFIs) coupled to (or integrated in) nodes coupled to a non-reliable fabric. Under this approach, the HFIs take an active role in ensuring reliable delivery of multicast messages to each of multiple target nodes. Under a second hybrid software/hardware scheme, software running on nodes is responsible for determining whether target nodes have confirmed delivery of multicast messages and sending retry messages for cases in which delivery is not acknowledged within a timeout period. At the same time, the HFIs on the target nodes are responsible for generating reply messages containing acknowledgements rather than software running on the target nodes.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for detecting an issued request in a queue that is shared by a plurality of domains in a memory architecture, wherein the plurality of domains are associated with non-uniform access latencies. Additionally, a destination domain associated with the issued request may be determined. Moreover, a first set of additional requests may be prevented from being issued to the queue if the issued request satisfies an overrepresentation condition with respect to the destination domain and the first set of additional requests are associated with the destination domain. In one example, a second set of additional requests are permitted to be issued to the queue while the first set of additional requests are prevented from being issued to the queue, wherein the second set of additional requests are associated with one or more remaining domains in the plurality of domains.