Method and apparatus for enhancing system clock availability

Details Method and apparatus for enhancing system clock availability Method and apparatus for enhancing system clock availability

2007-01-30

2007-01-30

Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Clock control of data processing system, component, or data...

C713S001000, C713S002000, C714S731000, C714S100000

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10640844

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a data processing system for managing clocks. The functionality of clock sources in the data processing system is verified to identify a set of valid clock sources in response to beginning an initial load process. Hardware is initialized in the data processing system using a valid clock source from the set of valid clock sources.

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