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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1999
Dale J Mayer, Houston, TX (US);
Sompong Paul Olarig, Cypress, TX (US);
William F Whiteman, Cypress, TX (US);
David F Heinrich, Tomball, TX (US);
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for supporting multiple distributed interrupt controllers, designated as bus agents, in a symmetric multiprocessing system, which method includes the steps of assigning a unique identification number to each bus agent, receiving bus requests from the bus agents over four data lines in groups of four, and granting bus ownership to a selected one of the requesting bus agents. Similarly, a computer system that supports multiple distributed interrupt controllers, designated as bus agents, in a symmetric multiprocessing system, which computer system includes structure for assigning a unique identification number to each bus agent, four data lines for receiving bus requests from the bus agents in groups of four, and structure for granting bus ownership to a selected one of the requesting bus agents.