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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Steve Pope, Cambridge, GB;
David Riddoch, Cambridge, GB;
Ching Yu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Derek Roberts, Cambridge, GB;
John Mingyung Chiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve Pope, Cambridge, GB;
David Riddoch, Cambridge, GB;
Ching Yu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Derek Roberts, Cambridge, GB;
John Mingyung Chiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Solarflare Communications, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Method for managing a data transmit queue, for use with a host and a network interface device. Roughly described, the host writes data buffer descriptors into a transmit descriptor queue, and the network interface device writes events to notify the host when it has completed processing of a transmit data buffer. Each of the transmit completion event descriptors notify the host of completion of a plurality of the transmit data buffers.