公开(公告)号：US20030065856A1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-03

申请号：US10120418

申请日：2002-04-12

Applicant: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Inventor： Michael Kagan ,  Dafna Levenvirth ,  Elazar Raab ,  Margarita Schnitman ,  Diego Crupnicoff ,  Benjamin Koren ,  Gilad Shainer ,  Ariel Shachar

IPC: G06F013/24

CPC classification number: G06F13/387

Abstract: A method for communication between a network interface adapter and a host processor coupled thereto includes writing information using the network interface adapter to a location in a memory accessible to the host processor. Responsive to having written the information, the network interface adapter places an event indication in an event queue accessible to the host processor. It then asserts an interrupt of the host processor that is associated with the event queue, so as to cause the host processor to read the event indication and, responsive thereto, to process the information written to the location.

Abstract translation: 网络接口适配器与耦合到其的主机处理器之间的通信方法包括使用网络接口适配器将信息写入主处理器可访问的存储器中的位置。 响应于写入信息，网络接口适配器将事件指示放置在主处理器可访问的事件队列中。 然后它断言与事件队列相关联的主机处理器的中断，以便使主机处理器读取事件指示，并响应于此处理写入到该位置的信息。