Patent ID: 6119191
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for performing a configuration cycle access to a target Peripheral component Interconnect (PCI) device in a computer system, said computer system including a system bus and a predetermined number of PCI host bridge circuits, each of said PCI host bridge circuits having means for coupling to at least one PCI device under said PCI host bridge circuit, said computer system further including a hub circuit connecting said PCI host bridge circuits to said system bus, said method comprising:determining a target PCI host bridge under which said target PCI device resides;routing a write request for PCI address data representing an address of said target PCI device to a configuration address register in said target PCI host bridge through said hub circuit using system address decode routing;storing data to be written in said configuration address register of said target PCI bridge circuit address register; andperforming a functional operation to a configuration data register in said target PCI host bridge, said functional operation being routed to said target PCI host bridge through said hub circuit using said system address decode routing.