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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2021
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Hongliang Tang, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Li Wan, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Lili Chen, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Zhihao Tang, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
An interconnected computer system includes a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) fabric, a first computer system communicatively coupled to the PCIe fabric, a second computer system communicatively coupled to the PCIe fabric, and a shared single-access hardware resource coupled to the PCIe fabric. The first computer system includes a first processor and first memory coupled to the first processor configured to store a first flag indicating a desire of the first computer system to access the shared single-access hardware resource and a turn variable indicating which of the first computer system and the second computer system has access to the shared single-access hardware resource. The second computer system includes a second processor and second memory coupled to the second processor configured to store a second flag indicating a desire of the second computer system to access the shared single-access hardware resource.