Method and system for accessing an expanded SCB array

Details Method and system for accessing an expanded SCB array Method and system for accessing an expanded SCB array

2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Rinehart, Mark H. (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Address formation

Address mapping

C711S206000, C711S220000, C710S003000, C710S009000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06845439

ABSTRACT:
A method for accessing hardware I/O control blocks, which are stored in an hardware I/O control block array, by a parallel SCSI host adapter addresses one page in a plurality of pages of the hardware I/O control block array for the parallel SCSI host adapter using a first portion of a hardware I/O control block array pointer in the parallel SCSI host adapter. The one page includes a plurality of storage sites for hardware I/O control blocks. A hardware I/O control block stored in the one page is addressed using a second portion of the hardware I/O control block array pointer in the parallel SCSI host adapter. Addressing the hardware I/O control block stored in the one page includes using a tag supplied by a reconnecting SCSI target as the second portion.

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