Patent ID: 6948010
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computer system, a method for transferring portions of a memory block comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first data mover with a first start address corresponding to a first portion of a source memory block; (b) providing a second data mover with a second start address corresponding to a second portion of the source memory; (c) generating a boundary window to ensure that the first and second memory portions are available for transfer, (d) verifying that the first portion and the second portion of the source memory block are available for transfer by checking the boundary window before transferring each of the first memory portion and the second memory portion; (e) after verification, transferring, by the first data mover, the first portion of the source memory block; and (f) after verification transferring, by the second data mover, the second portion of the source memory block.