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Cross adapter shared address translation tables

US7996628B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2008
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/1081
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, computer program product and computer system for allocating shared address translation tables for memory regions of multiple I/O adaptors, which includes allocating an address translation table to be shared between the memory regions, creating a hardware context for each memory region, and sharing the address translation table across multiple adaptors.

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