| CPC G06F 13/4059 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |

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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a pend list buffer configured to store a pend list;
a queue configured to store a plurality of issued communications; and
circuitry configured to receive a first queue depth value for a device, wherein the first queue depth value is indicative of an amount of the queue available for issued communications for the device, wherein the circuitry is configured to issue a first communication on the pend list for the device if the first queue depth value is more than a second queue depth value, the second queue depth value being a stored value.
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