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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Owen Parry, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Brad D. Besmer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Ming-jen Wang, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Owen Parry, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Brad D. Besmer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Ming-Jen Wang, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for maintaining consistent port and PHY configuration information in an SAS controller when connected SAS devices are rebooted, reset or otherwise temporarily disconnected. Configuration information is stored in non-volatile memory, and restored by a methodology to prevent port conflicts.