发明名称 |
Method for assigning addresses to input/output devices |
摘要 |
An I/O mapping within a system memory of a computing system assigns a fixed address to each I/O device and I/O bridge in a larger address region of the system than the number of address bits of the I/O devices and/or the I/O bridges would allow. This fixed address assignment eliminates problems associated with fragmentation of I/O memory space of a conventional variable address assignment when I/O devices and/or I/O bridges are replaced on-line, i.e., hot-swapped. The I/O mapping utilizes a greater number of address bits than the address bits available from I/O devices to assign a much larger address space to each device by translating the larger number of bits address from the system to the smaller number of bits address of the I/O devices.
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申请公布号 |
US6625673(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.09.23 |
申请号 |
US20000562474 |
申请日期 |
2000.05.01 |
申请人 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP. |
发明人 |
DICKEY KENT A.;SHARMA DEBENDRA DAS |
分类号 |
G06F12/06;(IPC1-7):G06F12/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/06 |
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