Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-14
2006-02-14
Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C713S323000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07000102
ABSTRACT:
One aspect of the invention relates to a method for supporting hibernation despite the presence of hot-plugged nodes and non-deterministic boot operations. The method comprises invoking a management interrupt in response to a Hibernate request. The management interrupt is used to obtain and store platform configuration information into a non-volatile storage location. The platform configuration information includes data to indicate whether a next boot sequence for a platform occurs as a deterministic boot sequence or a non-deterministic boot sequence as well as a boot node identifier and a listing of an order in which processors of the platform are initialized.
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Crossland James B.
Kaushik Shivnandan D.
Kumar Mohan J.
O'Shea David J.
Rankin Linda J.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Du Thuan
Intel Corporation
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