System and method for moving data between system components

Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure include a technique for moving data between electronic system components using buffers. A digital processor stores data generated in response to a series of instructions in a first buffer. Instructions are received along with a reference to a second buffer. The digital processor tracks the final location where the data results are stored in the first buffer. When the data results fill the buffer, the remaining data is automatically stored in the second buffer. A downstream device may empty the full buffer. A client may receive an instruction that the buffer is empty and then send an instruction along with a reference to the empty buffer.

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