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Title:
周辺装置をコンピュータに登録する方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3974288
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method of registering a newly added peripheral device with a computer system by responding with a status message from the device to a bus of the computer system, in response to an access attempt, and within a predetermined time period from the deasserting of the reset signal applied to device, so as to avoid stalling and thereby avoid the need to reboot the system in order to initialize the new peripheral device with the operating system. The device may be allowed to initially send a retry response, provided the response occurs during an initial latency period which is less than the predetermined time period. The invention also enables the peripheral device to respond to non-configuration cycles immediately following configuration completion. Internal logic of the peripheral device can be initialized after responding with the status message. Non-configuration access to the peripheral device can be prevented until it is ready to respond, by setting a bit (in the configuration space of the peripheral device to indicate that the peripheral device is ready.

Inventors:
Richard Allen Kelly
Danny Marvin Neil
Stephen Mark Server
Application Number:
JP11012299A
Publication Date:
September 12, 2007
Filing Date:
April 16, 1999
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Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MASCHINES CORPORATION
International Classes:
G06F13/10; G06F13/14; G06F9/445
Domestic Patent References:
JP9218828A
JP9512369A
JP836543A
JP3103959A
JP635838A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Sakaguchi
Yoshihiro City