Method and system for selectively defining hardware parameters i

Details Method and system for selectively defining hardware parameters i Method and system for selectively defining hardware parameters i

1996-08-01

1997-03-18

Kriess, Kevin A.

G06F 944

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056131259

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for selectively defining hardware parameters in an executable operating system program provides the advantage of enabling or disabling hardware features during testing without having to modify and recompile the operating system source program. In an implementation of a preferred embodiment, a hardware control variable is stored in a configuration file in memory. The configuration file is accessible to the user to define or modify the hardware control variable as desired. The hardware control variable contains a number of hardware control bits, each corresponding to a hardware parameter in the executable operating system program. During execution, the executable operating system program defines the hardware parameters based on the values of the corresponding hardware control bits. The executable operating system program enables or disables the hardware features based on how the hardware parameters are defined.

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