Fault resilient boot in multi-processor systems

Details Fault resilient boot in multi-processor systems Fault resilient boot in multi-processor systems

2005-12-30

2008-12-30

Chen, Tse (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

C713S002000

Reexamination Certificate

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07472266

ABSTRACT:
In some embodiments a boot progress of a System Boot Strap Processor in a multi-processor system is monitored and a boot processor failure is detected using an Application Processor. If the boot processor failure is detected at least a portion of the system is reinitialized (and/or the system is rebooted). Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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