Common platform pre-boot and run-time firmware services

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2007-12-18

2007-12-18

Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Reexamination Certificate

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10882465

ABSTRACT:
Common operations that are to be performed by various environment-specific entities are identified. The environments may include pre-boot environment and run-time environment. A common entity is established to include the common operations. The common entity may be stored in memory associated with system management mode (SMM). A system management interrupt (SMI) may be used by the various environment-specific entities to invoke the common entity.

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