Method, device and system for aggregation of shared address devices
US9460040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms for managing resources of an aggregate device which spans multiple physical devices of a computer platform. In an embodiment, an aggregation device coupled to a host bus of the computer platform receives resource information generated by a pre-boot software process of the computer platform. In another embodiment, the aggregation device, based on the received resource information, represents a resource in a first input/output (I/O) device to a host operating system (OS) as residing in the aggregation device, the first I/O device coupled to the aggregation device via a host bus for exchanging communications referencing a shared address space.
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