Dequeuing from a host adapter two-dimensional queue
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Aug 30, 2005
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Aug 20, 2004
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A two-dimensional command block queue includes a plurality of command blocks in a first linked list. One of the command blocks in a string is included in the first linked list. The string is delimited by only a tail pointer stored in a tail pointer list. Following dequeuing the string for processing, a pointer to the one command block of the string that was in the common queue is included in a string head pointer list. The tail pointer to the string is not changed in the tail pointer list following dequeuing of the string. This allows any new SCBs to be appended to the end of the string, while the string is being processed. This allows streaming of new SCBs to an I/O device that had previously been selected and is still connected to the host adapter.
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