IMPLEMENTING HARDWARE AUTO DEVICE OPERATIONS INITIATOR
摘要
A method and controller for implementing hardware auto device op initiator in a data storage system, and a design structure on which a subject controller circuit resides are provided. The controller includes an inline hardware engine receiving host commands, and assessing a received command for starting without firmware involvement. The inline hardware engine builds one or more chains of hardware command blocks to perform the received command and starts executing the chain or chains for the received command.
申请公布号
WO2015021896(A1)
申请公布日期
2015.02.19
申请号
WO2014CN84076
申请日期
2014.08.11
申请人
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION;IBM (CHINA) CO., LIMITED
发明人
BAKKE, BRIAN E.;GERHARD, ADRIAN C.;MOERTL, DANIEL F.;WECKWERTH, RICK A.