Patent ID: 7225383

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a first device; a second device coupled to said first device; wherein said first device is configured to convey a first request to said second device, wherein said second device is configured to receive said first request, wherein said second device is configured to detect a temporarily unavailable condition, wherein said second device is configured to convey a response to said first device corresponding to said first request, and wherein said response includes a delay value corresponding to said temporarily unavailable condition; wherein said delay value corresponds to a first value in response to said temporarily unavailable condition corresponding to a first type of condition and wherein said delay value corresponds to a second value in response to said temporarily unavailable condition corresponding to a second type of condition; and wherein, in response to said first device re-conveying said first request to said second device in excess of a retry limit, said first device and said second device are configured to cause an error recovery mechanism to be initiated.