System and method for using a firmware interface table to...

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2006-01-24

2006-01-24

Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06990576

ABSTRACT:
The firmware interface table (FIT) of IA-64 instruction set is used to populate the hardware component namespace using secondary system description table (SSDT) data, where the SSDT data describes components in the system. At boot-up time all hardware components are discovered. The Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) sub-system, in the system firmware, consumes the data set-up and loads the SSDTs from the FIT to create the namespace for the active system components.

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Search Report issued on Jan. 26, 2004 in counterpart foreign application in GB under application No. 317111.3.

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