Proxy-based device sharing
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsOla Torudbakken, Bjorn Johnsen
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Abstract
A method is provided for supporting device sharing between hosts via a bus fabric. A master host owns a device tree and provides IO services to at least one client host. The client host comprises generic device drivers and subscribes to IO services provided by the master host.
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A system supporting device sharing between hosts via a bus fabric, wherein a master host is operable to own a device tree including at least one device and to provide I/O services to at least one client host for accessing the device, the client host comprising generic device drivers and being operable to subscribe to the I/O services provided by the master host to access the device.
A method of supporting device sharing between hosts via a bus fabric, the method comprising a master host owning a device tree and providing I/O services to at least one client host, the client host comprising generic device drivers and subscribing to I/O services provided by the master host.
A computer system comprising a plurality of hosts operable to share device resources, wherein a master host, which owns a device tree, is operable to act as a proxy to at least one client host, which does not own the device tree, by providing I/O services to the at least one client host.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.