Hardware queue automation for hardware engines
AssigneeHGST Netherlands B.V.
InventorsDar-Der Chang, Hsing H. Hsieh, Charles D. Potter
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Abstract
In general, techniques are described for performing hardware-based queue automation for hardware engines. An apparatus comprising a hardware engine and a hardware event queue manager may be configured to perform the techniques. The hardware event queue manager may be configured to receive, from a processing unit separate from the hardware event queue manager, an event to be processed by the hardware engine, and perform queue management with respect to an event queue to schedule processing of the event by the hardware engine.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a processing unit by a hardware event queue manager separate from the processing unit, an event to be processed by a hardware engine;
- and
- performing, by the hardware event queue manager, queue management with respect to an event queue to schedule processing of the event by the hardware engine.
An apparatus comprising:
- a hardware engine;
- and
- a hardware event queue manager configured to receive, from a processing unit separate from the hardware event queue manager, an event to be processed by the hardware engine, and perform queue management with respect to an event queue to schedule processing of the event by the hardware engine.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving, from a processing unit by a hardware event queue manager separate from the processing unit, an event to be processed by a hardware engine;
- and
- means for performing, by the hardware event queue manager, queue management with respect to an event queue to schedule processing of the event by the hardware engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.