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    • 22. 发明授权
    • Multiprocessing system employing an adaptive interrupt mapping mechanism
and method
    • 多处理系统采用自适应中断映射机制和方法
    • US5721931A
    • 1998-02-24
    • US408003
    • 1995-03-21
    • Douglas D. GephardtRodney W. Schmidt
    • Douglas D. GephardtRodney W. Schmidt
    • G06F15/16G06F9/46G06F13/24G06F15/177G06F13/00
    • G06F13/24
    • A symmetrical multiprocessing system is provided that includes a central interrupt control unit. The central interrupt control unit is coupled to a plurality of processing units and to a plurality of interrupt sources. The interrupt sources include a plurality of peripheral devices coupled to a first peripheral bus, such as a PCI bus. The interrupt sources also include devices coupled to a second peripheral bus, such as an ISA bus. The central interrupt control unit is operative in two modes. In a first mode, referred to as a pass through mode, interrupts from ISA peripheral devices are provided through an interrupt controller, such as cascaded type 8259 interrupt controllers, to the central interrupt control unit. The central interrupt control unit then passes the interrupt directly to a master processing unit. PCI interrupts are provided through a PCI mapper to other available interrupt inputs of the interrupt controller. The pass through mode advantageously allows backwards compatibility of the system with traditional operating systems such as DOS. During the advanced operating mode, the central interrupt control unit causes the PCI mapper to be disabled. In the advanced mode, interrupts from both PCI devices and ISA devices are provided directly to the central interrupt control unit. Since the PCI mapper is disabled during the advanced mode, additional ISA peripheral devices may be supported within the system without contending with PCI interrupts.
    • 提供了包括中央中断控制单元的对称多处理系统。 中央中断控制单元耦合到多个处理单元和多个中断源。 中断源包括耦合到诸如PCI总线的第一外围总线的多个外围设备。 中断源还包括耦合到第二外围总线的设备,例如ISA总线。 中央中断控制单元有两种模式。 在被称为通过模式的第一模式中,来自ISA外围设备的中断通过诸如级联型8259中断控制器的中断控制器提供给中央中断控制单元。 中央中断控制单元然后将中断直接传递到主处理单元。 PCI中断通过PCI映射器提供给中断控制器的其他可用中断输入。 通过模式有利地允许系统与诸如DOS的传统操作系统的向后兼容性。 在高级操作模式下,中央中断控制单元使PCI映射器被禁用。 在高级模式下,两个PCI设备和ISA设备的中断都直接提供给中央中央控制单元。 由于在高级模式下禁用了PCI映射器,所以系统中可能会支持额外的ISA外围设备,而不会与PCI中断相冲突。
    • 23. 发明授权
    • High performance derived local bus and computer system employing the same
    • 高性能派生本地总线和采用相同的计算机系统
    • US5655142A
    • 1997-08-05
    • US705884
    • 1996-08-28
    • Douglas D. GephardtDan S. Mudgett
    • Douglas D. GephardtDan S. Mudgett
    • G06F13/38G06F13/42G06F15/78G06F13/24
    • G06F13/4217G06F13/423G06F15/7832
    • An integrated processor is provided that includes a CPU core, a local bus coupled to the CPU core, and a variety of peripheral such as a memory controller, a direct memory access controller, and an interrupt controller coupled to the local bus. A bus interface unit is further provided to interface between the CPU local bus and a PCI standard multiplexed peripheral bus. The CPU core, the memory controller, the direct memory access controller, the interrupt controller, and the bus interface unit are all incorporated on a common integrated circuit chip. A local bus control unit is further provided that is capable of generating a loading signal and an address strobe signal synchronously with certain bus cycles that are executed on the PCI bus. The local bus control unit allows external peripheral devices that are compatible with the CPU local bus protocols to be connected through the PCI bus. A latch is coupled to the multiplexed address/data (A/D) lines of the PCI bus and includes a set of output lines coupled to the address input lines of the externally connected peripheral device. The external latch is latched by the loading signal. The cycle definition signals of the PCI bus are further latched within the external latch to provide memory/IO and read/write signals to the external peripheral device. The data lines of the peripheral device may be connected directly to the multiplexed address/data lines of the PCI bus.
    • 提供了一种集成处理器,其包括CPU核心,耦合到CPU核心的本地总线以及耦合到本地总线的诸如存储器控制器,直接存储器访问控制器和中断控制器的各种外设。 还提供总线接口单元以在CPU本地总线和PCI标准复用的外围总线之间进行接口。 CPU核心,存储器控制器,直接存储器访问控制器,中断控制器和总线接口单元都被并入公共集成电路芯片。 还提供了本地总线控制单元,其能够与在PCI总线上执行的某些总线周期同步地产生加载信号和地址选通信号。 本地总线控制单元允许通过PCI总线连接与CPU本地总线协议兼容的外部外设。 锁存器耦合到PCI总线的复用的地址/数据(A / D)线,并且包括耦合到外部连接的外围设备的地址输入线的一组输出线。 外部锁存器被加载信号锁存。 PCI总线的周期定义信号进一步锁存在外部锁存器内,以向外部外围设备提供存储/ IO和读/写信号。 外围设备的数据线可以直接连接到PCI总线的复用地址/数据线。
    • 24. 发明授权
    • Apparatus and method for achieving hot docking capabilities for a
dockable computer system
    • 用于实现可停靠的计算机系统的热对接能力的装置和方法
    • US5598539A
    • 1997-01-28
    • US553196
    • 1995-11-07
    • Douglas D. GephardtScott Swanstrom
    • Douglas D. GephardtScott Swanstrom
    • G06F13/14G06F1/16G06F3/00G06F13/364G06F13/40G06F13/20
    • G06F1/1632G06F13/364G06F13/4031G06F13/4081Y02B60/1228Y02B60/1235
    • A dockable computer system is capable of performing hot docking or warm docking. Hot docking refers to an ability to dock when the portable computer or docking station are running at full power. Warm docking refers to an ability to dock when the portable computer and docking station are running in a reduced power state. The dockable computer system employs a docking agent which is capable of quieting (rendering inactive) the buses of the portable computer and docking station in response to a notice signal. The notice signal is indicative of a change of states from the undocked state to the docked state or from the docked state to the undocked state. The notice signal can be provided from software, a user-actuated switch, or an infrared signal. The docking agent preferably quiets the system bus by idling the system bus or asserting bus ownership or bus mastership over the system bus. The docking agent is able to assert bus ownership or bus mastership over the system bus. Alternatively, the docking agent can perform a software idle subroutine or an interrupt subroutine which idles the system bus. Preferably, the system bus is idled by disabling clock signals to it. Preferably, the docking agent also removes bus ownership requests, interrupt requests, and DMA requests from the station bus and system bus.
    • 可停放的计算机系统能够进行热对接或热对接。 热对接是指当便携式计算机或坞站以全功率运行时停靠的能力。 温暖对接是指当便携式计算机和对接站在降低功率状态下运行时停靠的能力。 可停靠的计算机系统采用对接代理,其能够响应于通知信号而使便携式计算机和对接站的总线静音(使得无效)。 通知信号表示状态从脱离状态到对接状态或从对接状态到解除停止状态的变化。 通知信号可以由软件,用户驱动的开关或红外信号提供。 对接代理优选地通过使系统总线空转或通过系统总线断言总线所有权或总线主管来对系统总线进行停顿。 对接代理能够通过系统总线来显示总线所有权或总线主控权。 或者,对接代理可以执行软件空闲子程序或空闲系统总线的中断子程序。 优选地,系统总线通过禁止其时钟信号而空转。 优选地,对接代理还从站总线和系统总线去除总线所有权请求,中断请求和DMA请求。
    • 25. 发明授权
    • Apparatus for managing system interrupt operations in a computing system
    • 用于管理计算系统中的系统中断操作的装置
    • US5404457A
    • 1995-04-04
    • US837233
    • 1992-02-14
    • Douglas D. GephardtAndrew McBride
    • Douglas D. GephardtAndrew McBride
    • G06F9/48G06F13/24G06F9/46
    • G06F13/24Y02B60/1228
    • An apparatus for managing system interrupt operations in a computing system including a processing unit and peripheral devices. The apparatus comprises a transmission circuit for transmitting signals which effects operative connection among the peripheral devices and the processing unit; an interrupt drive circuit for generating interrupt signals associated with each peripheral device drives the transmission circuit from a first signal level to a second signal level to effect generating an interrupt signal; and an acknowledge drive circuit for generating an acknowledge signal by the processing unit. Each acknowledge drive circuit drives the transmission circuit from an initial signal level to an indicating signal level to effect generation of an acknowledge signal, and drives the transmission circuit from the indicating signal level to the initial signal level upon termination of the acknowledge signal. In its preferred embodiment, the apparatus provides that no peripheral device can generate an interrupt signal for a predetermined time interval following termination of an acknowledge signal.
    • 一种用于在包括处理单元和外围设备的计算系统中管理系统中断操作的装置。 该装置包括用于发送影响外围设备和处理单元之间的操作连接的信号的传输电路; 用于产生与每个外围设备相关联的中断信号的中断驱动电路将传输电路从第一信号电平驱动到第二信号电平以产生中断信号; 以及用于由处理单元产生确认信号的确认驱动电路。 每个应答驱动电路将传输电路从初始信号电平驱动到指示信号电平以产生确认信号,并且在确认信号终止时将传输电路从指示信号电平驱动到初始信号电平。 在其优选实施例中,该装置规定,在确认信号终止之后,外围设备可以在预定时间间隔内产生中断信号。
    • 26. 发明授权
    • Apparatus and method for supporting a transfer trapping discipline for a
non-enabled peripheral unit within a computing system
    • 用于支持计算系统内的非启用的外围单元的转移捕获规则的装置和方法
    • US5388218A
    • 1995-02-07
    • US836647
    • 1992-02-14
    • Douglas D. GephardtAndrew McBride
    • Douglas D. GephardtAndrew McBride
    • G06F13/14G06F13/40G06F15/02
    • G06F13/4068
    • An apparatus for managing communication within a computing system which includes a processing unit and a plurality of peripheral units. The processing unit receives information from a plurality of loci within the computing system and determines an enablement profile in response to such information according to predetermined criteria. The processing unit responds to the enablement profile to selectively enable specified peripheral units. The apparatus comprises a monitoring circuit for monitoring the enablement profile; a logic circuit for logically treating the enablement profile and generating a feedback signal representative of the enablement profile; and a transmission circuit for communicating the feedback signal from the logic circuit to the processing unit. The processing unit responds to the feedback signal to determine whether to employ a transfer trapping discipline whereby transfers destined for a non-enabled peripheral unit are stored until the non-enabled unit is enabled. The invention further comprises a method for managing communications within such a computing system comprising the steps of monitoring the enablement profile; generating a feedback signal representative of the enablement profile; communicating the feedback signal to the processing unit; and configuring the processing unit to respond to the feedback signal to determine whether to employ a transfer trapping discipline.
    • 一种用于管理包括处理单元和多个外围单元的计算系统内的通信的装置。 所述处理单元从所述计算系统内的多个轨迹接收信息,并且根据预定标准响应于所述信息确定启用简档。 处理单元响应启用简档以选择性地启用指定的外围单元。 该装置包括用于监视启用简档的监视电路; 逻辑电路,用于逻辑地处理所述启用简档并生成表示所述启用简档的反馈信号; 以及用于将来自逻辑电路的反馈信号传送到处理单元的发送电路。 处理单元响应于反馈信号以确定是否采用传送陷印规则,从而存储目的地为非启用的外围设备的传输,直到启用了非启用的单元。 本发明还包括一种用于管理这种计算系统内的通信的方法,包括以下步骤:监视启用简档; 产生代表启用简档的反馈信号; 将所述反馈信号传送到所述处理单元; 以及配置所述处理单元以响应所述反馈信号以确定是否采用转移捕获规则。
    • 30. 发明授权
    • Dockable computer system capable of symmetric multi-processing operations
    • 可对称多处理操作的可移植计算机系统
    • US5625829A
    • 1997-04-29
    • US276250
    • 1994-07-18
    • Douglas D. GephardtSteven L. BeltDrew J. Dutton
    • Douglas D. GephardtSteven L. BeltDrew J. Dutton
    • G06F15/173G06F1/16G06F13/36G06F13/364G06F13/40G06F3/00
    • G06F13/364G06F1/1632G06F13/4036G06F13/4081
    • A dockable computer system is capable of performing symmetrical multi-processing operations. More particularly, the dockable computer system includes a portable computer and a host station (docking station), each including a resident CPU. The dockable computer system is capable of operating in a docked state in which the portable computer is physically joined with the host station and an undocked state in which the portable computer is physically separate from the host station. In the docked state, the dockable computer system is capable of performing demanding computational tasks such as video conferencing as one of the CPUs in either the portable computer or host station is dedicated to the video conferencing operation. The dockable computer system preferably includes a communication channel for transmitting multi-processing support signals between the portable computer and the host station. Multi-processing support signals include synchronization signals, cache coherency signals, and interrupt distribution signals such as the LOCK signal, PLOCK signal, FLUSH signal, EADS signal, INTR signal or INTACK signal. The communication channel may be a dedicated bus or may be provided through a docking bridge between the portable computer and host station. The dockable computer system advantageously optimizes CPU resources when the dockable computer system is in a docked state.
    • 可停靠的计算机系统能够执行对称的多处理操作。 更具体地,可停靠的计算机系统包括便携式计算机和主机站(对接站),每个都包括驻留的CPU。 可停靠的计算机系统能够在对接状态下操作,其中便携式计算机与主机站物理连接,并且其中便携式计算机在物理上与主机站分离的未停靠状态。 在对接状态下,可停靠的计算机系统能够执行诸如视频会议的苛刻的计算任务,因为便携式计算机或主机站中的一个CPU专用于视频会议操作。 对接计算机系统优选地包括用于在便携式计算机和主机站之间传送多处理支持信号的通信信道。 多处理支持信号包括同步信号,高速缓存一致性信号和中断分配信号,例如LOCK信号,PLOCK信号,FLUSH信号,EADS信号,INTR信号或INTACK信号。 通信信道可以是专用总线,或者可以通过便携式计算机和主机站之间的对接桥提供。 可对接计算机系统有利地优化当可停靠的计算机系统处于对接状态时的CPU资源。