HANDLING A PARTITION RESET IN A MULTI-ROOT SYSTEM

HANDLING A PARTITION RESET IN A MULTI-ROOT SYSTEM

In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, via a sideband interface of a multi-root agent associated with a first root space and a second root space, a reset prepare signal to inform the multi-root agent that the first root space is to be reset; sending, via the sideband interface, an acknowle...

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Hauptverfasser: Singh Hartej, Knolla William, Klinglesmith Michael T, Hunsaker Mikal C
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Zusammenfassung:In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, via a sideband interface of a multi-root agent associated with a first root space and a second root space, a reset prepare signal to inform the multi-root agent that the first root space is to be reset; sending, via the sideband interface, an acknowledgement signal to acknowledge the reset prepare signal; receiving one or more transactions for the first root space from a fabric coupled to the multi-root agent; and terminating the one or more transactions responsive to the reset prepare signal, where the first root space is in a reset state when the one or more transactions are received. Other embodiments are described and claimed.