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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Richard L. Solomon, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Jill A. Thomas, Monument, CO (US);
Robert E. Ward, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Solomon, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Jill A. Thomas, Monument, CO (US);
Robert E. Ward, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F012/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for traversing a queue of commands through part or all of the queue by selecting only the commands that need to be reissued. Commands to be reissued are labeled or designated as valid. The method may be practiced by setting a next valid address pointer in all queue entries. Queue traversal may be forward, backward, or bi-directional.