Firmware processing for operating system panic data

Details Firmware processing for operating system panic data Firmware processing for operating system panic data

2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Elamin, Abdelmoniem (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000, C713S100000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07900033

ABSTRACT:
A processor includes firmware and at least one instance of an operating system (OS). When the OS encounters an unrecoverable error (a “panic”), data regarding the error is pushed to the firmware via capsule services, rather than immediately being displayed to the screen via legacy video INT10h services. The panic data may be provided to the OS and displayed by the OS after a reset. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

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