公开(公告)号：US20070234077A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-04

申请号：US11395670

申请日：2006-03-31

申请人： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Robert Swanson ,  Mallik Bulusu

发明人： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Robert Swanson ,  Mallik Bulusu

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/329 ,  G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/4893 ,  Y02D10/24 ,  Y02D10/32 ,  Y02D50/20

摘要： Power consumption may be reduced by imbalancing the loads handled by interchangeable components. Interchangeable components, such as memory devices, processors, servers, or other entities, may be imbalanced to reduce power consumption as circumstances allow. As a result, interchangeable components that are used to implement effectively the same function may be powered down or hot-removed and their duties transferred to other components. As a result, the deactivated component may be powered down to a reduced power consumption state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the system.

摘要翻译： 可以通过不平衡由可互换组件处理的负载来减少功耗。 诸如存储器件，处理器，服务器或其他实体的可互换组件可能会不平衡，以在情况允许的情况下降低功耗。 因此，用于有效执行相同功能的可互换组件可能被关闭或热拆除，其职责转移到其他组件。 结果，去激活的组件可以被关闭以降低功耗状态，从而降低系统的总体功耗。

公开(公告)号：US20060168590A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-27

申请号：US11027520

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Rahul Khanna ,  Mallik Bulusu ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Michael Rothman

发明人： Rahul Khanna ,  Mallik Bulusu ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Michael Rothman

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/4403

摘要： Methods and apparatus to provide dual-mode drivers in a processor system are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises including operating system (OS) agnostic mode services that are available during an OS agnostic mode to allow a single set of drivers to be used during boot mode and the OS agnostic mode. The example method further comprises including a dual-mode library that is capable of determining the current operating mode of the processor system and binding the drivers to available services accordingly.

摘要翻译： 公开了在处理器系统中提供双模驱动器的方法和装置。 本文公开的示例性方法包括在OS不可知模式期间可用的操作系统（OS）不可知模式服务，以允许在引导模式和OS不可知模式期间使用单组驱动器。 该示例方法还包括包括能够确定处理器系统的当前操作模式并且相应地将驱动程序绑定到可用服务的双模式库。

公开(公告)号：US20060149913A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11027715

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Mallik Bulusu

发明人： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Mallik Bulusu

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/023 ,  G06F2212/1044

摘要： Reducing memory fragmentation. Memory is allocated during a preboot phase of a computer system, wherein the memory is allocated based on a plurality of memory types. Fragmentation of memory is determined, wherein a fragment includes a contiguous block of memory of the same type. At least a portion of memory allocated to a firmware module is coalesced based on the plurality of memory types if the fragmentation is greater than a threshold. An operating system is booted by the computer system.

摘要翻译： 减少内存碎片。 在计算机系统的预引导阶段期间分配存储器，其中基于多个存储器类型来分配存储器。 确定存储器的碎片，其中片段包括相同类型的连续的存储块。 如果碎片大于阈值，则基于多个存储器类型将分配给固件模块的存储器的至少一部分合并。 操作系统由计算机系统启动。

公开(公告)号：US20050240669A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US10811755

申请日：2004-03-29

申请人： Rahul Khanna ,  Mallik Bulusu ,  Vincent Zimmer

发明人： Rahul Khanna ,  Mallik Bulusu ,  Vincent Zimmer

IPC分类号： G06F9/50 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/4405 ,  G06F9/4413 ,  G06F9/5055 ,  G06F11/3447 ,  G06F11/3495

摘要： BIOS framework for accommodating multiple service processors on a single server to facilitate distributed/scalable server management. During a pre-boot phase for a server, information is collected pertaining to service capabilities supported by each of a plurality of service processors used to service server management requests for a server, wherein the services supported by each service processor are performed via execution of service code associated with that service processor. The service capabilities are aggregated across all of the service processors, and a corresponding unified presentation of service capabilities is provided to a service consumer. End-users are enabled to provide preferences that define a usage order for like services hosted by different service processors within the same system. The BIOS framework can detect the addition or removal of hot-swap cards hosting one or more service processors and associated service code, and update the unified presentation of service capabilities to reflect new added service capabilities or remove previously existing service capabilities.

摘要翻译： 用于在单个服务器上容纳多个服务处理器以便于分布式/可扩展服务器管理的BIOS框架。 在服务器的预引导阶段期间，收集关于用于服务服务器的服务器管理请求的多个服务处理器中的每一个所支持的服务能力的信息，其中由每个服务处理器支持的服务通过服务执行 与该服务处理器相关联的代码。 服务能力在所有服务处理器之间进行聚合，并向服务使用者提供相应的服务能力统一呈现。 最终用户能够提供定义同一系统内由不同服务处理器托管的类似服务的使用顺序的首选项。 BIOS框架可以检测托管一个或多个服务处理器和相关服务代码的热插拔卡的添加或删除，并更新服务功能的统一呈现以反映新的附加服务功能或删除先前存在的服务功能。