I/O controller software with each I/O command having a plurality of nets, each with a group of threads
US5860003A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/52
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular software control system for an I/O subsystem. A central group of software modules are made to be hardware-independent, with interface modules translating from the host hardware configuration and the I/O subsystem hardware configuration. I/O commands are accomplished using a series of specialized threads, with each thread performing a particular function. An appropriate group of threads are assembled for each I/O command, the group being a "net".
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