Computer system for sharing I/O device

A computer system, comprising:

• at least one node composed of at least one processor and memory;
• an I/O hub connecting at least one I/O card;
• a switch connecting the node and the I/O hub, and
• a server run by one or a plurality of the at least one node,
• wherein the server is set in advance to allow one of exclusive use and shared use of the I/O card connected to the I/O hub via the switch,
• wherein the I/O hub allocates a virtual MM I/O address unique to each server to a physical MM I/O address associated with each I/O card,
• wherein the I/O hub keeps allocation information indicating relation between the allocated virtual MM I/O address, the physical MM I/O address, and a server identifier unique to the server,
• wherein, when a request to access the I/O card is received from the server, the I/O hub refers to the allocation information to extract the server identifier from the access request, and based on the extracted server identifier, identifies the server that has issued the access request,
• wherein, when a request to access the I/O card is received from the server, the I/O hub sends the server identifier, along with the received access request, to the I/O card,
• wherein, when a DMA request is received from the I/O card in response to the access request, the I/O hub extracts the server identifier from the DMA request, and based on the extracted server identifier, identifies the server to which the DMA request is made,
• wherein the I/O hub converts a DMA address contained in the DMA request into an address that is associated with the server identified as a server to which the DMA request is made, and
• wherein the I/O hub transfers the DMA request sent from the I/O card to a memory space in the identified server at the converted address.

A computer system, comprising:

• at least one node composed of at least one processor and memory;
• an I/O hub connecting at least one I/O card;
• a switch connecting the node and the I/O hub, and
• a server run by one or a plurality of the at least one node,
• wherein the server is set in advance to allow one of exclusive use and shared use of the I/O card connected to the I/O hub via the switch,
• wherein the I/O hub allocates a virtual MM I/O address unique to each server to a physical MM I/O address associated with each I/O card,
• wherein the I/O hub keeps allocation information indicating relation between the allocated virtual MM I/O address, the physical MM I/O address, and a server identifier unique to the server,
• wherein, when a request to access the I/O card is received from the server, the I/O hub refers to the allocation information to extract the server identifier from the access request, and based on the extracted server identifier, identifies the server that has issued the access request,
• wherein, when a request to access the I/O card is received from the server, the I/O hub sends the server identifier, along with the received access request, to the I/O card,
• wherein, when a DMA request is received from the I/O card in response to the access request, the I/O hub extracts the server identifier from the DMA request, and based on the extracted server identifier, identifies the server to which the DMA request is made,
• wherein, when a request to access the I/O card is received from the server, the I/O hub buries the server identifier in a significant bit of a DMA address contained in the access request, and
• wherein, when a DMA request is received from the I/O card in response to the access request, the I/O hub extracts the server identifier buried in a significant bit of a DMA address contained in the DMA request, and based on the extracted server identifier, identifies the server to which the DMA request is made.