Inline PCI-IOV Adapter

A system for enabling input/out virtualization for a device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of host CPUs; a multi-root switch connected to each of the plurality of host CPUs via respective buses; and an inline PCI virtualizing device connected to the multi-root switc...

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Hauptverfasser: SMART JAMES WINSTON, WILLIAMS JAMES B, CLAYTON SHAWN ADAM, NICOLSON, IV ALEXANDER, WOOD JOHN LELAND, DUCKMAN DAVID JAMES, GUTIERREZ MARIA CLARA, LINDEBORG CARL JOHN, LEAVITT WILLIAM IRVING
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Zusammenfassung:A system for enabling input/out virtualization for a device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of host CPUs; a multi-root switch connected to each of the plurality of host CPUs via respective buses; and an inline PCI virtualizing device connected to the multi-root switch via a front-side bus and the device via a back-side bus, the inline PCI virtualizing device including a plurality sets of registers, each of the plurality sets of registers accessible by a corresponding host CPU of the plurality of host CPUs and implementing functionalities of the device.