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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Applicant:
Fadi A. Mahmoud, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventor:
Fadi A. Mahmoud, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for managing multiple functions of a multi-channel SCSI chip. The method includes hiding a first function of a multi-channel SCSI chip from an operating system, wherein the first function corresponds to a first channel of the multi-channel SCSI chip. The method also includes unhiding a second function of the multi-channel SCSI chip from the operating system, wherein the second function corresponds to a second channel of the multi-channel SCSI chip. The method also includes managing the first function and the second function with a single driver.