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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Chee Hak Teh, Bayan Lepas, MY;
Chai Huat Gan, Bukit Mertajam, MY;
Poh Thiam Teoh, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Mary Siaw See Yeoh, Georgetown, MY;
Su Wei Lim, Klang, MY;
Chee Hak Teh, Bayan Lepas, MY;
Chai Huat Gan, Bukit Mertajam, MY;
Poh Thiam Teoh, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Mary Siaw See Yeoh, Georgetown, MY;
Su Wei Lim, Klang, MY;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention describe a host system capable of associating a PCIe device and another separate device to the same device identifier (e.g., device number). A cycle routing module or logic will identify an I/O transaction involving the device identifier, and route the transaction to one or both of the devices (or, in some instances, identify the I/O transaction as a configuration transaction, and simply update the cycle routing module/logic only). In one embodiment of the invention, a root port of the host system is configured to operate as the above described cycle router. Embodiments of the invention allow for devices to be 'merged' into a single device for the host OS. For example, a peripheral devices coupled to the host system via a PCIe link may be 'merged' with a peripheral devices coupled to the host system via another PCIe link or a SATA link.