Abstract:
A device information management system for managing device information of various peripheral devices is disclosed. The system includes a central processing unit, a logic controller connected with the central processing unit, a first device connected with the logic controller, wherein the first device has a device information stored in a memory unit for identifying the first device, and a second device connected with the first device, wherein the first device outputs an access command to the second device and the second device accesses the memory unit to retrieve the device information of the first device according to the access command.
Abstract:
A memory access method for accessing data from a non-volatile memory in a south bridge is provided. Memory access is performed under a system management mode (SMM). Under the protection of the SMM mode, the desired memory address is not altered by an interrupt handler, therefore memory data is accessed correctly.
Abstract:
A method for capturing an image data from a frame buffer of a computer system takes advantage of a system management interrupt service optionally triggered. If a storage unit functions normally when the computer system fails to work normally, store the image data in the frame buffer into the storage unit. Otherwise, temporarily store the image data in a buffer unit, and then store it in a NVRAM. Then restart the storage unit and restore the image data in the buffer unit into the storage unit. At last, restart the computer system.
Abstract:
For saving power of a central processing unit at a C3 power level upon processing a bus master request from a peripheral device, an arbitrator is disabled from transmitting any request to the central processing unit at the C3 power level. Afterwards, in response to a bus master request, the central processing unit is switched from the C3 power level to a transitional C0 power level while keeping the arbitrator disabled, and then switched from the transitional C0 power level to a C2 power level while enabling the arbitrator to process the bus master request.
Abstract:
An interruption control system includes an interruption message generator, a stop clock control module and an interruption status indicating path. The interruption message generator is used for decoding and identifying a message signaled interrupt (MSI) issued by a first peripheral device or a second peripheral device when interruption is to be conducted, and generates an interruption status indicating message in response to the message signaled interrupt (MSI). The stop clock control module is coupled to the interruption message generator and the CPU and de-asserts a stop clock signal that is previously asserted to have the CPU enter a power-saving state to have the CPU deactivate the power-saving state in response to the interruption status indicating message. The interruption status indicating path is used for transmitting the interruption status indicating message.
Abstract:
An interruption control system includes a first input/output interruption controller, a second input/output interruption controller and an interruption status indicating path. The first input/output interruption controller is coupled to a first peripheral device and a south bridge chip, and issues a wake-up signal to the south bridge chip in response to a first interrupt signal asserted by the first peripheral device so as to deactivate a power-saving state of the computer system. The second input/output interruption controller is coupled to a second peripheral device and a north bridge chip, and in response to a second interrupt signal asserted by the second peripheral device, generates a message signaled interrupt. The interruption status indicating path transmits the message signaled interrupt from the second input/output interruption controller to the south bridge chip to have the south bridge chip deactivate the power-saving state of the computer system in response to the message signaled interrupt.