Method and system for covering multiple resourcces with a single credit in a computer system
First Claim
1. A method for communicating to a sender an availability of receiving a new message in a plurality of buffers each having at least one slot for storing the new message comprising:
- determining whether there is at least one slot available in each of the buffers for receiving the new message; and
providing a count for each of the buffers;
providing a credit signal to the sender only when all of the buffers have a count with a non-zero value;
decrementing the count for each buffer in response to the credit signal being provided to the sender.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating to a sender an availability of receiving a new message includes providing buffers having at least one corresponding slot for storing a message and providing a credit signal that communicates to the sender only when all of the buffers have at least one of the corresponding slot available for storing a new message. Each of the buffers is monitored for whether at least one of the corresponding slots is available for storing the new message. A corresponding receiver counter is provided for each of the buffers. Each receiver counter is decremented when all of the buffers have at least one corresponding slot available for storing the new message. Each of the buffers is configured to receive a corresponding particular message type. The particular message type of the new message is determined. The new message is loaded into the corresponding slot of one of the buffers which is configured for receiving the particular message type of the new message. The counter of each of the buffers in which the new message was not loaded is incremented. After the loaded new message is freed from the buffer in which it was loaded, the counter of the buffer in which the new message was loaded is incremented.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for communicating to a sender an availability of receiving a new message in a plurality of buffers each having at least one slot for storing the new message comprising:
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determining whether there is at least one slot available in each of the buffers for receiving the new message; and providing a count for each of the buffers; providing a credit signal to the sender only when all of the buffers have a count with a non-zero value; decrementing the count for each buffer in response to the credit signal being provided to the sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12, 13)
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4. A method for communicating to a sender an availability of receiving a new message in a plurality of buffers each having at least one slot for storing the new message comprising:
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determining whether there is at least one slot available in each of the buffers for receiving the new message; and providing a credit signal to the sender only when all of the buffers have at least one slot available for storing the new message; providing a count for each of the buffers; decrementing each count when all of the buffers have at least one slot available for storing the new message. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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14. A system for communicating to a sender an availability of receiving a new message comprising:
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a plurality of buffers each having at least one slot for storing a message; and a corresponding counter for each of the buffers; a credit signal generator operable to provide a credit signal to the sender only when all of the plurality of buffers have a non-zero value in their respective counter, each counter operable to decrement its value in response to the credit signal being provided to the sender. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 25)
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17. A system for communicating to a sender an availability of receiving a new message comprising:
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a plurality of buffers each having at least one slot for storing a message; and a credit signal generator operable to provide a credit signal to the sender only when all of the plurality of buffers have at least one slot available for storing the new message; a corresponding counter for each of the buffers, wherein each counter is configured to be decremented when all of the buffers have at least one slot available for storing the new message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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