Scatter gather list for data integrity

A system and method for improving message passing between a computer and peripheral devices is disclosed. The system and method for improving message passing between a computer and peripheral devices incorporate data checking on the command/message data and each scatter gather list element. The meth...

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Hauptverfasser: CHAFIN CRAIG R, GYGI CARL E, VARNEY BRIAN J, MCKAY LUKE E, EINSWEILER BRIAN K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system and method for improving message passing between a computer and peripheral devices is disclosed. The system and method for improving message passing between a computer and peripheral devices incorporate data checking on the command/message data and each scatter gather list element. The method in accordance with the present disclosure enables a peripheral device to check the integrity of the message and ownership of the scatter gather list element before the data is processed.