- Patent Title: Management of multiple physical function nonvolatile memory devices
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Application No.: US16797713Application Date: 2020-02-21
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Publication No.: US11237761B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Lei Kou , Scott Chao-Chueh Lee , Ho-Yuen Chau , Liang Yang , Chin Hwan Park , Yimin Deng
- Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Newport IP, LLC
- Agent Leonard J. Hope
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06 ; G06F9/50

Abstract:
The disclosed technologies include functionality for managing Multiple Physical Function NVMe Devices (“MFNDs”) and the physical functions (“PFs”) provided by MFNDs. For example, host devices can discover MFNDs, query the capabilities of MFNDs, and change the operating mode of an MFND between a user mode and a super administrator mode. Hosts can also utilize the disclosed technologies to create and delete individual child PFs on MFNDs. The disclosed technologies also include functionality for managing the settings associated with individual PFs of MFNDs. For example, hosts can query and modify the settings associated with individual child PFs of an MFND. The disclosed technologies also include functionality for managing the QoS provided by individual PFs of a MFND. For example, hosts can also query and modify the QoS provided by individual child PFs of an MFND.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210132860A1 MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE PHYSICAL FUNCTION NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES Public/Granted day:2021-05-06
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