Queue management

A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:

• determine at least one queue parameter for a process running on a system;
• and
• configure one or more queues on a storage device in accordance with the at least one queue parameter.

A queue management process for configuring one or more queues, comprising:

• a queue base address process for specifying a starting address for each of said one or more queues required by a process running on a system;
• and
• a queue depth specification process for configuring each said queue in accordance with a queue depth parameter provided by said process running on said system.

A queue management process for configuring one or more queues, comprising:

• a queue base address process for specifying a starting address for each of said one or more queues required by a process running on a system;
• and
• a queue entry size specification process for configuring each said queue in accordance with a queue entry size parameter provided by said process running on said system.

A queue management process for configuring one or more queues, comprising:

• a queue base address process for specifying a starting address for each of said one or more queues required by a process running on a system;
• and
• a queue status monitoring process for providing, for each said queue, a queue status flag that is indicative of the operational condition of said queue.