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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Wilson P. Snyder, II, Marlborough, MA (US);
Shahe H. Krakirian, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 16/901 (2019.01); G06F 9/38 (2018.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30134 (2013.01); G06F 9/38 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 9/5016 (2013.01); G06F 16/9017 (2019.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); G06F 2209/5011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network processor provides for buffer allocation in a manner supporting virtual machines. Each memory allocation request is associated with an aura and a pool, which can be assigned to distinct virtual functions. When parsing a request, lookup tables for the auras and pools are generated and expanded as needed to accommodate any number of concurrent functions. Based on the identified pool of the request, a corresponding stack of pointers is accessed, and a pointer is returned to enable access to the memory.