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Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jesse P. Arroyo, Rochester, MN (US);

Ellen M. Bauman, Rochester, MN (US);

Daniel J. Larson, Rochester, MN (US);

Timothy J. Schimke, Stewartville, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4027 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract

Dynamically bypassing a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) switch including preparing, during run time, a PCI host bridge for disconnection from the PCI switch, wherein the PCI host bridge is connected to a first PCI slot via the PCI switch; toggling, during run time, an electrical switch, wherein toggling the electrical switch bypasses the PCI switch and creates a direct connection between the PCI host bridge and the first PCI slot; and configuring, during run time, the PCI host bridge for the direct connection between the PCI host bridge and the first PCI slot.


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