Remote direct memory access adapter state migration in a virtual environment
US9354933B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment of the present invention, a method includes partitioning a plurality of remote direct memory access context objects among a plurality of virtual functions, establishing a remote direct memory access connection between a first of the plurality of virtual functions, and migrating the remote direct memory access connection from the first of the plurality of virtual functions to a second of the plurality of virtual functions without disconnecting from the remote peer.
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