Providing error handling support to legacy devices
US9448870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4221
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for handling a request received in an agent designed in accordance with a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) specification using PCI Express™ semantics. More specifically, responsive to determining that the agent does not support the request, an unsupported request detection register of the agent can be updated, and a response sent from the agent to indicate that the agent does not support the request. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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