Managing a controller embedded in a bridge
AssigneeAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
InventorDale E Gulick
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for managing a controller embedded in a south bridge. The method includes determining if the south bridge of a processor-based system is configured to operate in a slave mode or a master mode, and polling one or more sensors in the processor-based system for status values in response to determining that the south bridge is configured to operate in the master mode. The method further includes receiving requests from a network interface card to access sensors internal to the south bridge based on determining that the south bridge is configured to operate in the slave mode.
Claims29
A method, comprising:
- determining if a south bridge of a processor-based system is configured to operate in a slave mode or a master mode;
- polling one or more sensors in the processor-based system for status values, in response to determining that the south bridge is configured to operate in the master mode;
- and
- receiving requests from a network interface card to access sensors internal to the south bridge based on determining that the south bridge is configured to operate in the slave mode.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a controller adapted to determine if a south bridge of a processor-based system is configured to operate in a slave mode or a master mode, the processor-based system having at least one sensor internal to the south bridge and at least one sensor external to the south bridge;
- and
- a polling engine communicatively coupled to the controller, the polling engine adapted to poll at least the external sensor for Alert Standard Format sensor status values if the south bridge is operating in the master mode and to poll the internal sensor for Alert Standard Format sensor status values if the south bridge is operating in the slave mode.
An article comprising one or more machine-readable storage media containing instructions that when executed enable a processor to:
- determine if a south bridge of a processor-based system is configured to operate in a slave mode or a master mode;
- poll Alert Standard Format sensors in the processor-based system for Alert Standard Format sensor status values, in response to determining that the south bridge is configured to operate in the master mode;
- and
- receive requests from a network interface card to access sensors internal to the south bridge based on determining that the south bridge is configured to operate in the slave mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.