SHARING DATA BETWEEN PARTITIONS IN A PARTITIONABLE SYSTEM

摘要

A system for sharing data between partitions is provided. The system comprises a plurality of partitions (102, 104) and a storage (106) accessible to the plurality of partitions (102, 104). Each partition comprises an inter-partition data sharing logic (112, 122) comprising one or more registers (201) that receive data packets for sharing between partitions, and a connection to a system fabric (129) operably (131) coupling the inter-partition data sharing logic (112, 122) to the storage (106). The system fabric (129) couples the partitions, through the storage (106), to one another instead of use of a network connection. Alternatively, a management subsystem (128) may also be used to couple the partitions (102, 104) to one another instead of use of a network connection.