Partially integrating components of processor-based systems
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1. A method comprising:
- accessing a configuration space on a platform integrated component;
detecting a component external to said platform, said component intended to operate with said integrated component;
comparing an identifier for said external component with an identifier for said integrated component; and
if said identifiers match, writing information into the configuration spaces of the integrated and external components.
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Abstract
A capability may include a pair of functions, one of which is integrated into a platform and the other of which is only available through an add-in card. A mating manager may determine whether both functions are available and if so, coordinate the operations of those functions. As a result, platforms may be released with the capability to be augmented thereafter by those users who choose to provide the add-in cards needed to implement the capability. Thus, for example, a wireless network capability may be partially integrated into platforms, with additional components needed to actually implement the wireless capability provided through add-in cards.
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing a configuration space on a platform integrated component;
detecting a component external to said platform, said component intended to operate with said integrated component;
comparing an identifier for said external component with an identifier for said integrated component; and
if said identifiers match, writing information into the configuration spaces of the integrated and external components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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access a configuration space on a platform integrated component;
detect a component external to said platform, said component intended to operate with said integrated component;
compare an identifier for said external component with an identifier for said integrated component; and
if said identifiers match, write information into the configuration spaces of the integrated and external components. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a bus coupled to said processor;
a device coupled to said bus, said device including a controller having a configuration space; and
a mating manager to coordinate the implementation of a capability incorporated in part in said controller and in part in a component external to said system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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