Abstract: A network driver provides additional transmit commands to a network interface when the number of transmit commands at the network interface falls below a specified threshold.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for efficiently handling incoming network traffic by preventing protocol stack overruns and minimizing packet latency are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the present invention monitor the level of a protocol stack's packet queue, and, in response to an increase in the level of the packet queue above an initial threshold value, disable the generation of receive interrupts from the communications interface, disable automatic packet indication of packets by the device driver to the protocol stack, and identify and indicate new incoming packets to the protocol stack at a rate equal to or less than the rate at which packets are being processed by the protocol stack. In addition, in response to a decrease in the level of the packet queue below an exit threshold value, the generation of receive interrupts and the automatic indication of packets to the protocol stack may be re-enabled.

Abstract: A network driver for transmitting packets. For a particular embodiment the driver receives an indication that a packet is available for transmission and monitors a packet pending transmission status of a network controller. The driver then indicates to the network controller that the packet is available for transmission only when the pending transmission status in one particular embodiment reaches a threshold value. Thus the driver determines how many packets to provide a network controller based on the amount of packets still waiting to be transmitted by the controller.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to improve the transmission of data between two or more buses, wherein a bridge is used to predict a characteristic of a data transaction that occurs between a first bus, which utilizes a protocol that does not supply the characteristic, and a second bus, which utilizes a protocol that may make use of this information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and program for processing an operation. If previously issued operations are being processed, deferring operation processing. If previously issued operations are not being processed, the operation and any operations for which operation processing was previously deferred and that require operation processing are issued.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to improve the transmission of data between two or more buses

Abstract: A network driver provides additional transmit commands to a network interface when the number of transmit commands at the network interface falls below a specified threshold.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for efficiently handling incoming network traffic by preventing protocol stack overruns and minimizing packet latency are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the present invention monitor the level of a protocol stack's packet queue, and, in response to an increase in the level of the packet queue above an initial threshold value, disable the generation of receive interrupts from the communications interface, disable automatic packet indication of packets by the device driver to the protocol stack, and identify and indicate new incoming packets to the protocol stack at a rate equal to or less than the rate at which packets are being processed by the protocol stack. In addition, in response to a decrease in the level of the packet queue below an exit threshold value, the generation of receive interrupts and the automatic indication of packets to the protocol stack may be re-enabled.

Abstract: A driver having an interrupt service routine including an interrupt handler and at least two deferred procedure calls. Each of the at least two deferred procedure calls is associated with a particular interrupt event or type of interrupt event. If multiple interrupt events occur, the interrupt events may be concurrently processed on separate deferred procedure calls, resulting in a substantially reduced interrupt handling latency.

Abstract: A statistics reporting process includes a status information process for receiving status information concerning individual data packets. A statistics information process receives statistical information concerning various bus conditions. A unified write process stores the status information and the statistical information on a storage device using a single write procedure.

Abstract: A network driver for transmitting packets. For a particular embodiment the driver receives an indication that a packet is available for transmission and monitors a packet pending transmission status of a network controller. The driver then indicates to the network controller that the packet is available for transmission only when the pending transmission status in one particular embodiment reaches a threshold value. Thus the driver determines how many packets to provide a network controller based on the amount of packets still waiting to be transmitted by the controller.

Abstract: A system generates interrupts in response to events and dynamically accommodates for changing rates of event generation. A number of events may be bundled together to generate one or more interrupts instead of generating an interrupt for each event. For example, in connection with network controllers, each time a frame is received, it may be stored and bundled with a predetermined number of other frame receipt events to decrease the number of interrupts which must be handled. If a timer times out before all of the predetermined events have occurred, the ensuing bundle size may be decreased. Conversely, if all of the events occur before the timer times out, the ensuing bundle may be increased in size. In this way, the system dynamically accommodates for increased or decreased event activity, optimizing the number of interrupts that may be necessary.