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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Qlogic Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Dharma R. Konda, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Rajendra R. Gandhi, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Ben K. Hui, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruce A. Klemin, Rocklin, CA (US);
QLOGIC Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for routing control blocks is provided. One method includes receiving a control block from a computing device at an adapter having a plurality of hardware engines for processing control blocks, where the control blocks are to read data, write data, obtain status for an input/output request and perform a management task; evaluating the control block by the adapter to determine that the control block is a continuation control block for data transfer using more than one control block; is a direct route control block for a specific hardware engine; or is for a management task; routing the control block to a same hardware engine when the control block is a continuation control block; and routing the control block to a master hardware engine from among the plurality of hardware engines, when the control block is for the management task.