Method for indicating completion status of asynchronous events
US7444642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/128
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a method comprising issuing a plurality of commands to a controller, wherein the commands are issued in a first order, and wherein the completion status of commands is written to the memory in a second order, and wherein the second order may be different from the first order. Also described is an apparatus comprising a controller adapted to accept a plurality of commands, wherein the commands are issued in a first order, and completion status of commands is written to the memory in a second order, and wherein the second order may be different from the first order.
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