FIBRE CHANNEL INPUT/OUTPUT DATA ROUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of performing an input/output (I/O) processing operation at a host computer system configured for communication with a control unit, the method comprising:
- obtaining information relating to an I/O operation at a channel subsystem in the host computer system, the channel subsystem including at least one channel having a channel processor and a local channel memory, the channel subsystem in communication with a network interface configured to transmit data between the channel subsystem and the control unit during the I/O operation;
generating at least one address control word (ACW) specifying one or more host memory locations for transfer of data between the host computer system and the control unit, and storing the at least one ACW in the local channel memory, the at least one ACW including at least one of a data check word generation field and a data check word save field;
generating an address control structure for each data transfer specified by the I/O operation and forwarding each address control structure from the at least one channel to the network interface, each address control structure specifying a location in the local channel memory of a corresponding ACW;
forwarding an I/O command message to the at least one I/O device via the network interface;
responsive to the I/O command message, receiving a data transfer request from the network interface that includes the address control structure;
responsive to the data transfer request including data to be stored in the host memory and at least one data check word, storing the at least one data check word in the data check word save field and performing a check of the data to determine whether the data has been corrupted, and routing the data to a host memory location specified by the corresponding ACW responsive to determining that the data has not been corrupted; and
responsive to the data transfer request including a request for data to be retrieved from the host memory, retrieving the data from a host memory location specified by the corresponding ACW, generating at least one data check word based on the data check word generation field, appending the at least one data check word to the data, and routing the data and the at least one data check word to the network interface.
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Abstract
An input/output processing method includes generating and storing at least one address control word (ACW) including a data check word generation field and/or a data check word save field in local channel memory of a channel subsystem, and generating and forwarding to a network interface an address control structure specifying a location in the local channel memory of a corresponding ACW. The method also includes, responsive to a data transfer request, storing the at least one data check word in the data check word save field and routing the data to a host memory location specified by the corresponding ACW responsive to performing a check of the data and determining that the data has not been corrupted, or retrieving the data based on the corresponding ACW, generating and appending at least one data check word and routing the data and the at least one data check word to the interface.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of performing an input/output (I/O) processing operation at a host computer system configured for communication with a control unit, the method comprising:
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obtaining information relating to an I/O operation at a channel subsystem in the host computer system, the channel subsystem including at least one channel having a channel processor and a local channel memory, the channel subsystem in communication with a network interface configured to transmit data between the channel subsystem and the control unit during the I/O operation; generating at least one address control word (ACW) specifying one or more host memory locations for transfer of data between the host computer system and the control unit, and storing the at least one ACW in the local channel memory, the at least one ACW including at least one of a data check word generation field and a data check word save field; generating an address control structure for each data transfer specified by the I/O operation and forwarding each address control structure from the at least one channel to the network interface, each address control structure specifying a location in the local channel memory of a corresponding ACW; forwarding an I/O command message to the at least one I/O device via the network interface; responsive to the I/O command message, receiving a data transfer request from the network interface that includes the address control structure; responsive to the data transfer request including data to be stored in the host memory and at least one data check word, storing the at least one data check word in the data check word save field and performing a check of the data to determine whether the data has been corrupted, and routing the data to a host memory location specified by the corresponding ACW responsive to determining that the data has not been corrupted; and responsive to the data transfer request including a request for data to be retrieved from the host memory, retrieving the data from a host memory location specified by the corresponding ACW, generating at least one data check word based on the data check word generation field, appending the at least one data check word to the data, and routing the data and the at least one data check word to the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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