Relaxed read completion ordering in a system using transaction order queue

摘要

A technique is provided for automatically bypassing a transaction order queue for read completion transactions. The technique incorporates logic within an ASIC bridge, wherein read completion transactions are designated a relaxed ordering attribute value. Logic within the ASIC facilitates the read transactions by bypassing the transaction order queue if the relaxed ordering attribute is set accordingly. Similarly, the logic disables the attribute and enqueues the read completion transaction into the transaction order queue, if the relaxed ordering attribute is set to logical zero.