Flexible resource assignment to physical and virtual functions in a virtualized processing system
US12008389B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for flexibly assigning hardware resources to physical and virtual functions in a processor system supporting hardware virtualization is disclosed. The processor system includes a resource virtualization unit which is used to flexibly assign hardware resources to physical functions and also flexibly assign local functions to virtual functions associated with one or more of the physical functions. Thereby, standard PCI software is compatible with the physical functions and any associated virtualized hardware resources that have been flexibly assigned to the virtual and local functions.
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