Method and apparatus for inhibiting an adapter bus error signal following a reset operation

A method in an adapter card connected to a data processing system to prevent generation of spurious error signals after a reset operation, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first command to disable error checking and carrying out the first command;
• receiving a second command to initiate a reset operation and carrying out the second command;
• sending a verification to the data processing system that the reset operation is complete;
• receiving a third command to re-enable error checking and carrying out the third command;
• and
• wherein other components in the data processing system are fully functional during the reset of the adapter card.

An apparatus in a data processing system to prevent spurious error signals during reset of a device, the apparatus comprising:

• a sending means for sending a first command to disable error checking on the device;
• the sending means for sending a second command to initiate a reset of the device;
• a verifying means for verifying that the reset is complete;
• the sending means for sending a third command to re-enable error checking on the device;
• wherein the verification means for verifying the completion of reset of the device is by waiting a specified time period, wherein the time period is dependent on the characteristics of the device being reset.

An apparatus in an adapter card connected to a data processing system to prevent generation of spurious error signals after a reset operation, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiving means for receiving a first command to disable error checking and carrying out the first command;
• the receiving means for receiving a second command to initiate a reset operation and carrying out the second command;
• a notifying means for sending a verification to the data processing system that the reset operation is complete;
• the receiving means for receiving a third command to re-enable error checking and carrying out the third command;
• wherein other components in the data processing system are fully functional during the reset of the adapter card.

A computer program product in a data processing system to prevent spurious error signals during reset of a device, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for sending a first command to disable error checking on the device;
• instructions for sending a second command to initiate a reset of the device;
• instructions for verifying that the reset is complete;
• instructions for sending a third command to re-enable error checking on the device;
• and
• wherein the instructions for verifying the completion of reset of the device wait a specified time period, wherein the time period is dependent on the characteristics of the device being reset.

A computer program product in an adapter card connected to a data processing system to prevent generation of spurious error signals after a reset operation, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for receiving a first command to disable error checking and carrying out the first command;
• instructions for receiving a second command to initiate a reset operation and carrying out the second command;
• instructions for sending a verification to the data processing system that the reset operation is complete;
• instructions for receiving a third command to re-enable error checking and carrying out the third command;
• and
• wherein other components in the data processing system are fully functional during the reset of the adapter card.