Writing cached data to system management memory

Details Writing cached data to system management memory Writing cached data to system management memory

2006-09-12

2006-09-12

Bataille, Pierre (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

C711S135000, C711S143000, C711S144000, C711S113000

Reexamination Certificate

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07107405

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes storing system management mode data in a cache of a system during a system management mode; and preventing the system from leaving the system management mode until the system management mode data is evicted from the cache.

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