System and methods for inter-driver communication
US8978052B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In certain embodiments host system drivers communicate with one another via messages posted to mailbox registers in a network adapter. Executable code within the network adapter's memory notifies host system drivers of posted messages, waits for acknowledgments from the drivers and sends a completion notification to the host system drivers.
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