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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Andrew J. Spry, Wichita, KS (US);
Ross E. Zwisler, Lafayette, CO (US);
Gerald J. Fredin, Wichita, KS (US);
Kenneth J. Gibson, Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. Spry, Wichita, KS (US);
Ross E. Zwisler, Lafayette, CO (US);
Gerald J. Fredin, Wichita, KS (US);
Kenneth J. Gibson, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and/or system may be configured to receive an input/output (I/O) request from an initiator system, add priority information to a multiple path referral for each port on which data can be accessed, selectively omit ports on which data may be accessed, transmit the multiple path referral from the target to the initiator, and/or choose a path on the initiator with the highest performance.