Abstract: A mechanism that allows a single physical I/O adapter, such as a PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E adapter, to perform I/O transactions using the PCI host bus, device, and function numbers to validate that an I/O transaction originated from the proper host is provided. Additionally, a method for facilitating identification of a transaction source partition is provided. An input/output transaction that is directed to a physical adapter is originated from a system image of a plurality of system images. The host data processing system adds an identifier of the system image to the input/output transaction. The input/output transaction is then conveyed to the physical adapter for processing of the input/output transaction.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and distributed data processing system for directly destroying the resources associated with one or more virtual adapters that reside within a physical adapter is provided. A mechanism is provided for directly destroying the resources associated with one or more virtual adapters that reside within a physical adapter, such as a PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E adapter.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and distributed data processing system that allows a single physical I/O adapter to validate that a memory mapped I/O address referenced by an incoming I/O operation is associated with a virtual host that initiated the incoming memory mapped I/O operation is provided. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a mechanism for sharing a PCI family I/O adapter and, in general, any I/O adapter that uses a memory mapped I/O interface for communications. A mechanism is provided that allows a single physical I/O adapter to validate that a memory mapped I/O address referenced by an incoming memory mapped I/O operation used to initiate an I/O transaction is associated with a virtual host that initiated the incoming memory mapped I/O operation.

Abstract: A method for controlling access to computer memory, the method including communicating work queue elements with an application layer and with a verb layer, and indicating completion of the work queue elements, wherein both the application layer and the verb layer are capable of checking if at least one of the work queue elements is completed, independently of each other.

Abstract: An RNIC implementation that performs direct data placement to memory where all segments of a particular connection are aligned, or moves data through reassembly buffers where all segments of a particular connection are non-aligned. The type of connection that cuts-through without accessing the reassembly buffers is referred to as a “Fast” connection because it is highly likely to be aligned, while the other type is referred to as a “Slow” connection. When a consumer establishes a connection, it specifies a connection type. The connection type can change from Fast to Slow and back. The invention reduces memory bandwidth, latency, error recovery using TCP retransmit and provides for a “graceful recovery” from an empty receive queue. The implementation also may conduct CRC validation for a majority of inbound DDP segments in the Fast connection before sending a TCP acknowledgement (Ack) confirming segment reception.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and distributed data processing system that enables host software or firmware to allocate virtual resources to one or more system images from a single physical I/O adapter, such as a PCI, PCI-X, or PCI-E adapter, is provided. Adapter resource groups are assigned to respective system images. An adapter resource group is exclusively available to the system image to which the adapter resource group assignment was made. Assignment of adapter resource groups may be made per a relative resource assignment or an absolute resource assignment. In another embodiment, adapter resource groups are assigned to system images on a first come, first served basis.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting and managing an error detected in an iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) PDU (Protocol Data Unit) by using a RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) dedicated receive error queue for error recovery.

Abstract: A method and system for completion coalescing by a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) receiver (e.g., in a TCP/IP offload engine (TOE)). The method comprises: processing inbound TCP segments; and performing completion processing of received TCP ACKS and/or RDMA Read Requests independently of the processing of the inbound TCP segments.

Abstract: An RNIC implementation that performs direct data placement to memory where all segments of a particular connection are aligned, or moves data through reassembly buffers where all segments of a particular connection are non-aligned. The type of connection that cuts-through without accessing the reassembly buffers is referred to as a “Fast” connection because it is highly likely to be aligned, while the other type is referred to as a “Slow” connection. When a consumer establishes a connection, it specifies a connection type. The connection type can change from Fast to Slow and back. The invention reduces memory bandwidth, latency, error recovery using TCP retransmit and provides for a “graceful recovery” from an empty receive queue. The implementation also may conduct CRC validation for a majority of inbound DDP segments in the Fast connection before sending a TCP acknowledgement (Ack) confirming segment reception.

Abstract: A method and system for completion coalescing by a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) receiver (e.g., in a TCP/IP offload engine (TOE)). The method comprises: processing inbound TCP segments; and performing completion processing of received TCP ACKS and/or RDMA Read Requests independently of the processing of the inbound TCP segments.

Abstract: A mechanism for performing RDMA operations over a network fabric. Apparatus includes transaction logic to process work queue elements, and to accomplish the RDMA operations over a TCP/IP interface between first and second servers. The transaction logic has out-of-order segment range record stores and a protocol engine. The out-of-order segment range record stores maintains parameters associated with one or more out-of-order segments, the one or more out-of-order segments having been received and corresponding to one or more RDMA messages that are associated with the work queue elements. The protocol engine is coupled to the out-of-order segment range record stores and is configured to access the parameters to enable in-order completion tracking and reporting of the one or more RDMA messages.

Abstract: A mechanism for handling event notifications or interrupts in a logically partitioned computing system having IO adapters that support adapter virtualization are provided. A virtual adapter associated with a physical IO adapter detects an event, identifies a logical partition associated with the event, and writes an event notification entry in a partition interrupt control block (PICB) of the logical partition memory space. The virtual adapter notifies shared control point logic on the physical IO adapter of the update to the PICB which may then write an entry to a logical partition manager interrupt control block (LPAR manager ICB) identifying the update to the PICB and the operating system associated with the PICB. The LPAR manager may then inform the operating system of the logical partition of the updates to the PICB which may then read the entries in the PICB, process them and inform appropriate application instances of the events.

Abstract: A mechanism for performing remote direct memory access (RDMA) operations between a first server and a second server. The apparatus includes a packet parser and a protocol engine. The packet parser processes a TCP segment within an arriving network frame, where the packet parser performs one or more speculative CRC checks according to an upper layer protocol (ULP), and where the one or more speculative CRC checks are performed concurrent with arrival of the network frame. The protocol engine is coupled to the packet parser. The protocol engine receives results of the one or more speculative CRC checks, and selectively employs the results for validation of a framed protocol data unit (FPDU) according to the ULP.

Abstract: A method and a network architecture for isolation of the network protocol stack from the operating system are provided. The network architecture may include an IO interface arranged to receive and transfer messages from/to the consumer application. The messages may carry high-level generic network device commands, targeted for execution by a particular protocol layer, to which protocol the messages pertain. The network architecture may further included an isolated network protocol stack arranged to process the high-level commands for execution and further arranged to generate device-specific command from the high-level commands, and an IO component arranged to execute the device-specific commands.

Abstract: An RNIC implementation that performs direct data placement to memory where all segments of a particular connection are aligned, or moves data through reassembly buffers where all segments of a particular connection are non-aligned. The type of connection that cuts-through without accessing the reassembly buffers is referred to as a “Fast” connection because it is highly likely to be aligned, while the other type is referred to as a “Slow” connection. When a consumer establishes a connection, it specifies a connection type. The connection type can change from Fast to Slow and back. The invention reduces memory bandwidth, latency, error recovery using TCP retransmit and provides for a “graceful recovery” from an empty receive queue. The implementation also may conduct CRC validation for a majority of inbound DDP segments in the Fast connection before sending a TCP acknowledgement (Ack) confirming segment reception.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and system for sharing an input/output adapter among a plurality of operating system instances on a host server. Virtual memory is allocated and associated with an operating system instance. The virtual memory is translated to one or more real addresses, wherein the one or more real addresses require no further translation. The input/output adapter is exposed to the one or more real addresses. The operating system instance is provided with the one or more real addresses for accessing the virtual memory associated with the operating system instance. Address translation and protection may be performed by the input/output adapter or by the operating system instance.

Abstract: A virtualized system including a processing sub-system including a plurality of partitions and operating systems and a virtualization layer, each partition running its own operating system and having assigned its own partition ID, and an I/O emulation entity connected to the processing sub-system through a bus and connected to a network to which is connected at least one computer that hosts at least one remote I/O peripheral, the I/O emulation entity being adapted to execute an I/O-emulation transaction for any of the operating systems in accordance with that operating system's partition-ID.

Abstract: An RNIC implementation that performs direct data placement to memory where all segments of a particular connection are aligned, or moves data through reassembly buffers where all segments of a particular connection are non-aligned. The type of connection that cuts-through without accessing the reassembly buffers is referred to as a “Fast” connection because it is highly likely to be aligned, while the other type is referred to as a “Slow” connection. When a consumer establishes a connection, it specifies a connection type. The connection type can change from Fast to Slow and back. The invention reduces memory bandwidth, latency, error recovery using TCP retransmit and provides for a “graceful recovery” from an empty receive queue. The implementation also may conduct CRC validation for a majority of inbound DDP segments in the Fast connection before sending a TCP acknowledgement (Ack) confirming segment reception.

Abstract: A system for facilitating communication between a sender computer and a recipient computer via a network, the system including a network interface (NI), a network protocol stack (NPS), a data memory for transferring data from the NPS to the NI for transmission to the recipient computer, a connection context field (CCF) for storing a byte of the data for transmission by the NI to the recipient computer as part of a window probe packet, and a decision maker for providing a sequence number associated with the byte for transmission by the NI to the recipient computer as part of the window probe packet, where said NI includes said CCF and said decision maker.

Abstract: A method for receiving data in a network acceleration architecture for use with TCP (transport control protocol), iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) and RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) over TCP, including providing a hardware acceleration engine, called a streamer, adapted for communication with and processing data from a consumer application in a system that supports TCP, iSCSI and RDMA over TCP, providing a software protocol processor adapted for carrying out TCP implementation, the software control processor being called a TCE (TCP Control Engine), and providing an asynchronous dual-queue interface for exchanging information between the streamer and TCE, wherein the streamer and TCE are adapted to operate asynchronously and independently of one another.