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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
David E. Mayhew, Northborough, MA (US);
Todd R. Comins, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Lynne M. Brocco, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joseph A. Schaefer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gary A. Solomon, Acton, MA (US);
Edward Butler, Chandler, AZ (US);
David E. Mayhew, Northborough, MA (US);
Todd R. Comins, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Lynne M. Brocco, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joseph A. Schaefer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gary A. Solomon, Acton, MA (US);
Edward Butler, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for accessing a configuration space of a device is described. The method includes setting a first field of a packet to a value to specify a destination device, and setting a second field of the packet to a defined value to indicate that the packet is a configuration access packet. The method further includes setting a third field of the configuration access packet to a value to select one of a plurality of configuration apertures of a configuration space of the destination device, and setting a fourth field of the configuration access packet to a value to address a specific memory location within the selected aperture.