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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Eddie Miller, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
David James Duckman, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jim Donald Butler, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Khanh Hue Huynh, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Eddie Miller, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
David James Duckman, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jim Donald Butler, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Khanh Hue Huynh, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Emulex Design & Manufacturing Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for allowing flexible control of access to a shared memory by multiple requesters. In a preferred embodiment, the invention arbitrates access to flash memory on a HBA between multiple host channels and HBA microprocessors, and eliminates contention possibilities for the flash during write cycles by the allowing a grant to be locked for a period defined by the flash write protocol and timing.