Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems
    1.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems 有权
    促进处理器系统快速启动的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07673128B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-02

    申请号:US11112096

    申请日:2005-04-22

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4401

    摘要: Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems are disclosed. An example processor restart method disclosed herein includes recording a log of pre-boot initialization actions, and replaying a portion of the log during subsequent processor restarts to shorten pre-boot initialization time. The example processor restart method disclosed herein may further include creating a log index table for easier referral to portions of the log, storing the log and the log index table in non-volatile memory, using the log index table to reorder the replaying of the log, and reordering the replay of the log to initialize the video graphics adapter earlier in a processor restart sequence.

    摘要翻译: 公开了促进处理器系统中快速重启的方法和装置。 本文公开的示例性处理器重启方法包括记录预引导初始化动作的日志,以及在后续处理器重新启动期间重播日志的一部分以缩短预引导初始化时间。 本文公开的示例性处理器重启方法还可以包括创建日志索引表,以便更容易地引用日志的一部分,将日志和日志索引表存储在非易失性存储器中,使用日志索引表来重新排序日志的重放 ,并重新排序日志的重放以便在处理器重新启动序列中更早地初始化视频图形适配器。

    Methods and apparatuses for allowing users to dynamically interact with configurable devices or hardware during a preboot stage
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatuses for allowing users to dynamically interact with configurable devices or hardware during a preboot stage 有权
    允许用户在预引导阶段期间与可配置的设备或硬件动态交互的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07228405B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-05

    申请号:US10180153

    申请日:2002-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177 G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4411

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses of configuring a computer system. During a runtime stage or a preboot stage, a device driver for a configurable device exports a set of the configuration information that is resident the buffer during the preboot stage of the computer system. The configuration information is retrieved. The configuration information for said configurable device includes information enabling a callback operation, which allows an operator to dynamically interact with said configurable device. A homepage including a configuration menu for said configurable device is generated and presented to the operator to make configuration selections. The homepage is generated based on the information contained in the buffer. The configuration selections are communicated to the device driver. The configuration selections for said configurable device in a nonvolatile storage module included within said computer system.

    摘要翻译: 配置计算机系统的方法和设备。 在运行阶段或预引导阶段,用于可配置设备的设备驱动程序在计算机系统的预引导阶段期间导出驻留缓冲区的一组配置信息。 检索配置信息。 用于所述可配置设备的配置信息包括启用回调操作的信息,其允许操作者与所述可配置设备动态地交互。 生成包括用于所述可配置设备的配置菜单的主页并将其呈现给操作者进行配置选择。 主页根据缓冲区中包含的信息生成。 配置选择被传送给设备驱动程序。 包括在所述计算机系统内的非易失性存储模块中的所述可配置设备的配置选择。

    Parallel memory migration
    3.
    发明授权
    Parallel memory migration 有权
    并行内存迁移

    公开(公告)号:US09384039B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-05

    申请号:US13104883

    申请日:2011-05-10

    摘要: A method and apparatus is described herein for performing parallel memory migration, as well as execution of management tasks over a plurality of management windows. Handlers are dispatched to multiple resources, such as processing elements or threads, to determine a proper memory migration handler. Each resource, during a management mode, executes a designated memory migration handler or an instance of a memory migration handler to perform a portion of a memory migration task in parallel. A task data structure is capable of supporting tracking of portions of memory migrated. In addition the task data structure is potentially also capable of tracking management tasks through plurality of management windows to support servicing of management tasks through multiple management windows.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于执行并行存储器迁移以及在多个管理窗口上执行管理任务的方法和装置。 处理程序被调度到多个资源,例如处理元素或线程,以确定适当的内存迁移处理程序。 每个资源在管理模式期间执行指定的存储器迁移处理程序或存储器迁移处理程序的实例,以并行地执行存储器迁移任务的一部分。 任务数据结构能够支持对已迁移的内存的部分进行跟踪。 此外,任务数据结构还能够通过多个管理窗口跟踪管理任务,以通过多个管理窗口支持对管理任务的服务。

    BROADCASTING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION USING FOUNTAIN CODES
    4.
    发明申请
    BROADCASTING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION USING FOUNTAIN CODES 有权
    广播代码使用广播管理信息

    公开(公告)号:US20150271297A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-24

    申请号:US14222014

    申请日:2014-03-21

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06 G06F9/44 H04L29/08

    摘要: Technologies for broadcasting management information include a management server and a number of client devices. The management server encodes management data such as a certificate revocation list into a number of message fragments using a fountain code encoding algorithm and broadcasts the message fragments continually over a network. Each client device analyzes the network during a boot process to receive the broadcast message fragments. Each client device decodes the message fragments using a fountain code decoding algorithm and determines whether the message is complete. If the message is complete, the client device parses the message to retrieve the management data and may install the management data on the client device. If the message is incomplete, the client device may store the message fragments in nonvolatile storage for processing during future boot events. The client device may perform those operations in a pre-boot firmware environment. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 用于广播管理信息的技术包括管理服务器和多个客户端设备。 管理服务器使用喷泉代码编码算法将诸如证书吊销列表的管理数据编码成多个消息片段,并且通过网络不断地广播消息片段。 每个客户端设备在引导过程中分析网络以接收广播消息片段。 每个客户端设备使用喷泉代码解码算法对消息片段进行解码,并确定消息是否完整。 如果消息完成,客户端设备将解析消息以检索管理数据,并可将管理数据安装在客户端设备上。 如果消息不完整,则客户端设备可以将消息片段存储在非易失性存储器中,以供将来启动事件期间进行处理。 客户端设备可以在预引导固件环境中执行这些操作。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    OPERATING SYSTEM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    OPERATING SYSTEM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS 有权
    操作系统切换方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150033225A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-29

    申请号:US14124238

    申请日:2013-11-07

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455 G06F9/46

    摘要: Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with switching operating systems are disclosed herewith. In embodiments, an apparatus for computing may include one or more processors; and a virtual machine manager to be operated by the one or more processors to instantiate a first virtual machine with a first operating system in a background, and a second virtual machine with a second operating system in a foreground; wherein the virtual machine manager is further to place the first virtual machine, on instantiation, in background into a standby state. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了与切换操作系统相关联的装置,方法和存储介质。 在实施例中,用于计算的装置可以包括一个或多个处理器; 以及由所述一个或多个处理器操作的虚拟机管理器,以使具有后台的第一操作系统的第一虚拟机实例化;以及具有前台的第二操作系统的第二虚拟机; 其中所述虚拟机管理器进一步将所述第一虚拟机在实例化中置于后台进入待机状态。 可以公开或要求保护其他实施例。

    Methods and systems to perform a computer task in a reduced power consumption state
    7.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems to perform a computer task in a reduced power consumption state 有权
    在降低功耗状态下执行计算机任务的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08910169B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US12241849

    申请日:2008-09-30

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3203

    摘要: Methods and systems to perform a computer task in a reduced power consumption state, including to virtualize physical resources with respect to an operating environment and service environment, to exit the operating environment and enter the service environment, to place a first set of one or more of the physical resources in a reduced power consumption state, and to perform a task in the service environment utilizing a processor and a second set of one or more of the physical resources. A physical resource may be assigned to an operating environment upon an initialization of the operating environment, and re-assigned to the service environment to be utilized by the service environment while other physical resources are placed in a reduced power consumption state.

    摘要翻译: 在降低的功耗状态下执行计算机任务的方法和系统,包括虚拟化相对于操作环境和服务环境的物理资源,以退出操作环境并进入服务环境,以放置第一组一个或多个 的物理资源,并且使用处理器和一个或多个物理资源的第二组在服务环境中执行任务。 物理资源可以在操作环境的初始化时被分配给操作环境,并且被重新分配给要由服务环境利用的服务环境,而其他物理资源被置于降低的功耗状态。

    Operating system independent network event handling
    9.
    发明授权
    Operating system independent network event handling 有权
    操作系统独立的网络事件处理

    公开(公告)号:US08806231B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-12

    申请号:US12645145

    申请日:2009-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3206 G06F1/3209

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for re-instantiating a firmware environment that includes one or more firmware functions available at pre-boot time when transitioning the computing device from a wake state to a sleep state. A network event received by the computing device while in a sleep state may be handled by the firmware environment independent of the operating system and without returning the entire computing device to the wake state.

    摘要翻译: 在将计算设备从唤醒状态转换到休眠状态时,重新实例化固件环境的方法和装置,其包括在预引导时可用的一个或多个固件功能。 处于睡眠状态时由计算设备接收的网络事件可以由独立于操作系统的固件环境来处理,并且不使整个计算设备返回到唤醒状态。

    Cluster computing—NIC based OS provision
    10.
    发明授权
    Cluster computing—NIC based OS provision 有权
    集群计算 - 基于NIC的操作系统提供

    公开(公告)号:US08688812B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US12888666

    申请日:2010-09-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4416

    摘要: A network interface card with read-only memory having at least a micro-kernel of a cluster computing operation system, a server formed with such network interface card, and a computing cluster formed with such servers are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, on transfer, after an initial initialization phase during an initialization of a server, the network interface card loads the cluster computing operation system into system memory of the server, to enable the server, in conjunction with other similarly provisioned servers to form a computing cluster. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种具有只读存储器的网络接口卡,其具有至少集群计算操作系统的微内核,形成有这种网络接口卡的服务器以及与这种服务器形成的计算集群。 在各种实施例中,在传输时,在服务器的初始化期间的初始初始化阶段之后,网络接口卡将集群计算操作系统加载到服务器的系统存储器中,以使服务器与其他类似的供应服务器一起形成 一个计算集群。 还公开并要求保护其他实施例。