Mechanisms to support use of software running on platform...

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2005-09-30

2009-12-29

Sough, Hyung S (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Device driver communication

C711S202000, C711S217000, C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07640553

ABSTRACT:
Methods, software/firmware, and apparatus to support use of software running on platform hardware employing different endianness. In one embodiment, an endian byte order shim is implemented in a firmware stack to facilitate the use of software running on a computer platform having a processor employing an endianness that is different from the endianness native to the software. In response to software calls into the firmware, the endian byte order shim converts the endian byte order of the call arguments, as necessary, and passes the converted arguments to the firmware. Similarly, return arguments generated via the firmware (and/or platform hardware) are converted back to the endian byte order native to the software prior to being returned to the software.

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