公开(公告)号：US20170269837A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15479224

申请日：2017-04-04

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： William A. STEVENS, JR. ,  Nitin V. SARANGDHAR

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F21/62

CPC classification number: G06F3/062 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F21/6227

Abstract: Provided are a system, memory controller, and method for using counters and a table to protect data in a storage device. Upon initiating operations to modify a file in the storage device, a storage write counter is incremented in response to initiating the operations to modify the file. In response to incrementing the storage write counter, write table operations are initiated including setting a table write counter to a storage write counter and setting a table commit counter to the storage commit counter plus a value. The operation to modify the file in response to completing the write table operations. The system commit counter is incremented by the value in response to completing the operation to modify the file.

公开(公告)号：US20170213034A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15419368

申请日：2017-01-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Nitin V. SARANGDHAR ,  Robert J. ROYER, JR. ,  Eng Hun OOI ,  Brian R. MCFARLANE ,  Mukesh KATARIA

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  G06F12/14 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F21/572 ,  G06F9/4403 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4411 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F2212/1052 ,  G06F2221/03 ,  G06F2221/033

Abstract: A hardware platform includes a nonvolatile storage device that can store system firmware as well as code for the primary operating system for the hardware platform. The hardware platform includes a controller that determines the hardware platform lacks functional firmware to boot the primary operating system from the storage device. The controller accesses a firmware image from an external interface that interfaces a device external to the hardware platform, where the external device is a firmware image source. The controller provisions the firmware from the external device to the storage device and initiates a boot sequence from the provisioned firmware.

公开(公告)号：US20160139808A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14542510

申请日：2014-11-14

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： William A. STEVENS, JR. ,  Nitin V. SARANGDHAR

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/062 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F21/6227

Abstract: Provided are a system, memory controller, and method for using counters and a table to protect data in a storage device. Upon initiating operations to modify a file in the storage device, a storage write counter is incremented in response to initiating the operations to modify the file. In response to incrementing the storage write counter, write table operations are initiated including setting a table write counter to a storage write counter and setting a table commit counter to the storage commit counter plus a value. The operation to modify the file in response to completing the write table operations. The system commit counter is incremented by the value in response to completing the operation to modify the file.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于使用计数器和表来保护存储设备中的数据的系统，存储器控制器和方法。 在启动操作以修改存储设备中的文件时，存储写计数器响应于启动修改文件的操作而增加。 响应于增加存储写计数器，启动写表操作，包括将表写计数器设置为存储写计数器，并将存储提交计数器的表提交计数器加上值。 响应完成写表操作来修改文件的操作。 响应完成修改文件的操作，系统提交计数器将增加值。