Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Direct memory accessing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-14
2005-06-14
Peikari, B. James (Department: 2186)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Direct memory accessing
C710S026000, C711S147000, C711S153000, C711S173000, C711S202000, C711S203000, C711S205000, C711S206000, C711S207000, C711S208000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06907477
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for attached processing units accessing a shared memory in an SMT system. In one embodiment, a system comprises a shared memory. The system further comprises a plurality of processing elements coupled to the shared memory. Each of the plurality of processing elements comprises a processing unit, a direct memory access controller and a plurality of attached processing units. Each direct memory access controller comprises an address translation mechanism thereby enabling each associated attached processing unit to access the shared memory in a restricted manner without an address translation mechanism. Each attached processing unit is configured to issue a request to an associated direct memory access controller to access the shared memory specifying a range of addresses to be accessed as virtual addresses. The associated direct memory access controller is configured to translate the range of virtual addresses into an associated range of physical addresses.
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Altman Erik R.
Capek Peter G.
Gschwind Michael
Hofstee Harm Peter
Kahle James Allan
Peikari B. James
Salys Casimer K.
Voigt, Jr. Robert A.
Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
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