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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Steven Paul Norgaard, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian Eric Bakke, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Paul Norgaard, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian Eric Bakke, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamic allocation of DMA buffers in the DRAM banks of an I/O adaptor. The method and apparatus determine the functional status of the adaptor, allocate critical, volatile DMA buffers in non-critical DRAM banks if the adaptor is fully functional, and allocate critical, volatile DMA buffers in critical DRAM banks if the adaptor is partially functional.
Norgaard, Steven. (2011). Dynamic allocation of dma buffers in input/output adaptors (U.S. Patent No. 8037221). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8037221
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