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Support of Option-ROM in Socket-Direct network adapters
Support of Option-ROM in Socket-Direct network adapters
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机译:Socket-Direct网络适配器中对Option-ROM的支持
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A network adapter includes one or more network ports, multiple bus interfaces, and a processor. The one or more network ports are configured to communicate with a communication network. The multiple bus interfaces are configured to communicate with multiple respective Central Processing Units (CPUs) that belong to a multi-CPU device. The processor is configured to support an Option-ROM functionality, in which the network adapter holds Option-ROM program instructions that are loadable and executable by the multi-CPU device during a boot process, and, in response to a request from the multi-CPU device to report the support of the Option-ROM functionality, to report the support of the Option-ROM functionality over only a single bus interface, selected from among the multiple bus interfaces connecting the network adapter to the multi-CPU device.
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