Bootstrap processor selection architecture in SMP systems

Details Bootstrap processor selection architecture in SMP systems Bootstrap processor selection architecture in SMP systems

1997-07-31

1999-05-18

Sheikh, Ayaz R.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

713 1, 713100, G06F9/445

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059047330

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for selecting a bootstrap processor from among the processors of a multiprocessor system. Each processor has an identity code and each processor that is eligible to serve as the bootstrap processor sends an election message to processors having lower valued identity codes. If no processor having a lower valued identity code responds to the election message, the processor that originated the election message designates itself as the bootstrap processor and sends a message to all processors indicating itself as the bootstrap processor.

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