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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Lsi Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert L. Sheffield, Longmont, CO (US);
Gerald E. Smith, Longmont, CO (US);
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A storage controller system is provided for the monitoring of fast path processing of I/Os to a storage device where the storage controller system allows for processing of I/Os to be monitored through the use of counters in a storage controller based upon the type of I/O issued to the storage controller as well as the conditions associated with the I/O, while providing a bitmap and associated divert bits and counters to monitor the processing of the I/Os in the storage controller. Methods for monitoring the processing of I/Os issued to the storage controller are also provided where the processing of the I/Os is based upon the type fast path I/Os issued to the storage controller and the conditions associated with the issued I/Os while providing a bitmap and associated divert bits and counters to monitor the processing of the I/Os in the storage controller, are also disclosed.