System, apparatus and method for integrating non-peripheral component interconnect (PCI) resources into a personal computer system

摘要

In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having an adapter to communicate according to a personal computer (PC) protocol and a second protocol. A first interface coupled to the adapter is to perform address translation and ordering of transactions received from upstream of the adapter. The first interface is coupled in turn to heterogeneous resources, each of which includes an intellectual property (IP) core and a shim, where the shim is to implement a header of the PC protocol for the IP core to enable its incorporation into the apparatus without modification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A processor comprising:
an adapter adapted on a single semiconductor die to communicate with a first component via a first interconnect compatible with a first protocol and to communicate with an interface via a second interconnect compatible with a second protocol; the interface adapted on the single semiconductor die and coupled to the adapter, the interface to perform enumeration for a plurality of heterogeneous resources coupled to a third interconnect; and the third interconnect adapted on the single semiconductor die to provide interconnection and routing of communications between the interface and the plurality of heterogeneous resources, each including an intellectual property (IP) core and a shim, wherein the shim is to couple between the IP core and the third interconnect, the processor to operate in accordance with the first protocol and the IP core to operate in accordance with the second protocol.