公开(公告)号：US07962734B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US11686528

申请日：2007-03-15

申请人： Michael S. Allison ,  Stephen Patrick Hack ,  John A. Morrison

发明人： Michael S. Allison ,  Stephen Patrick Hack ,  John A. Morrison

IPC分类号： G06F1/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4418

摘要： Provided is a method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, including powering on a computing platform having a plurality of devices; identifying one or more of the devices which are not critical to running applications; storing information about the non-critical devices; restarting the computing platform; retrieving the information about the non-critical devices; disabling the non-critical devices; performing at least one of testing and initialization of at least one device of the plurality of devices that are critical to running the applications before the restart is completed; offloading at least one of testing and initialization of at least one of the non-critical devices; enabling devices which are not non-critical; and enabling the non-critical devices after the restart is completed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将计算平台重新启动到应用以比初始开始更少的时间运行的状态的方式，包括为具有多个设备的计算平台供电; 识别对运行应用程序不重要的一个或多个设备; 存储有关非关键设备的信息; 重新启动计算平台; 检索有关非关键设备的信息; 禁用非关键设备; 在重新启动完成之前执行对运行应用程序至关重要的多个设备中的至少一个设备的测试和初始化中的至少一个; 卸载至少一个非关键设备的测试和初始化中的至少一个; 启用不非关键的设备; 并在重新启动完成后启用非关键设备。

公开(公告)号：US07539832B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-26

申请号：US10923905

申请日：2004-08-23

申请人： Stephen Silva ,  John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison

发明人： Stephen Silva ,  John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411

摘要： Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with acquiring processor executable instructions from an option ROM are described. One exemplary method embodiment includes discovering input/output devices operably connected to a processor and updating a data structure with information concerning the input/output devices. The example method embodiment may also include obtaining a device driver from an option ROM associated with an input/output device, storing the device driver in non-MMIO memory and making the device driver available to input/output devices physically connected to the processor and for which information is stored in the data structure.

摘要翻译： 描述了与从选项ROM获取处理器可执行指令相关联的系统，方法，介质和其他实施例。 一个示例性方法实施例包括发现可操作地连接到处理器的输入/输出设备，并且利用关于输入/输出设备的信息来更新数据结构。 示例性方法实施例还可以包括从与输入/输出设备相关联的选项ROM中获取设备驱动程序，将设备驱动程序存储在非MMIO存储器中，并使得设备驱动程序可用于物理连接到处理器的输入/输出设备 哪些信息存储在数据结构中。

公开(公告)号：US20110145412A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12635598

申请日：2009-12-10

申请人： Thomas FORD ,  John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison ,  Richard D. Powers

发明人： Thomas FORD ,  John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison ,  Richard D. Powers

IPC分类号： G06F9/50

CPC分类号： G06F9/5077

摘要： Methods and apparatus for subdividing a hard partition of a computer server system into one or more soft partitions using partition management programming installed within firmware of the server system. The partition management firmware may be disposed at least partially on a central service processor and may be programmed to present generic interfaces, so that operating systems do not require modification to interface with the partition management programming.

摘要翻译： 使用安装在服务器系统的固件内的分区管理程序将计算机服务器系统的硬分区划分成一个或多个软分区的方法和装置。 分区管理固件可以至少部分地布置在中央服务处理器上，并且可以被编程为呈现通用接口，使得操作系统不需要修改以与分区管理编程接口。

公开(公告)号：US20080072026A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：US11523870

申请日：2006-09-20

申请人： Michael S. Allison ,  John A. Morrison

发明人： Michael S. Allison ,  John A. Morrison

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F9/4418

摘要： Provided is a method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, comprising powering on a computing platform having a plurality of devices; identifying one or more of the devices which are not critical to running applications; storing information about the non-critical devices; restarting the computing platform; retrieving the information about the non-critical devices; disabling the non-critical devices; enabling devices which are not non-critical; and enabling the non-critical devices after the restart is completed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将计算平台重新启动到应用以比初始开始更少的时间运行的状态的方法，包括为具有多个设备的计算平台供电; 识别对运行应用程序不重要的一个或多个设备; 存储有关非关键设备的信息; 重新启动计算平台; 检索有关非关键设备的信息; 禁用非关键设备; 启用不非关键的设备; 并在重新启动完成后启用非关键设备。

公开(公告)号：US20080184247A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-31

申请号：US11626957

申请日：2007-01-25

申请人： Nathan Jared Hughes ,  Stephen Patrick Hack ,  Michael S. Allison ,  John A. Morrison

发明人： Nathan Jared Hughes ,  Stephen Patrick Hack ,  Michael S. Allison ,  John A. Morrison

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/5055

摘要： A method of allocating a resource in a computer system having a plurality of operating systems, and related system, are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) operating to facilitate interactions between at least one of the plurality of the operating systems and one or more of the resource, a hardware device, and firmware, and determining whether the resource is allocated to a first of the plurality of operating systems. The method further includes ejecting the resource from the first operating system, and allocating the resource to a second of the plurality of operating systems.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在具有多个操作系统和相关系统的计算机系统中分配资源的方法。 在至少一个实施例中，该方法包括提供高级配置和功率接口（ACPI），其操作以促进多个操作系统中的至少一个与资源，硬件设备和固件中的一个或多个的交互，以及 确定所述资源是否被分配给所述多个操作系统中的第一个。 该方法还包括从第一操作系统弹出资源，并将资源分配给多个操作系统中的第二个。

公开(公告)号：US06470408B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US09292131

申请日：1999-04-14

申请人： John A. Morrison ,  Robert J. Blakely ,  Leo J. Embry ,  Michael S. Allison

发明人： John A. Morrison ,  Robert J. Blakely ,  Leo J. Embry ,  Michael S. Allison

IPC分类号： G06F1324

CPC分类号： G06F13/24

摘要： An apparatus and a method are provided to distribute interrupts from a system bus to Intel® Architecture (IA)-32 applications processors. The apparatus includes a bridge that couples a processor bus to the system bus. In addition, the bridge is coupled to an advanced programmable interrupt controller (APIC) by an APIC bus. The bridge monitors the system bus for interrupts and converts selected interrupt transactions into APIC messages. The bridge then sends the APIC messages to the APIC bus. Each of the applications processors is also coupled to one of many APIC buses. The applications processor that is the target of the interrupt transaction receives the APIC message and executes an interrupt handler routine. The apparatus and method also incorporate interrupt transaction buffering and throttling.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种装置和方法来将中断从系统总线分配到Intel（R）Architecture（IA）-32应用处理器。 该装置包括将处理器总线耦合到系统总线的桥。 此外，桥接器通过APIC总线耦合到高级可编程中断控制器（APIC）。 桥接器监视系统总线进行中断，并将所选中断事务转换为APIC消息。 然后桥接器将APIC消息发送到APIC总线。 每个应用处理器也耦合到许多APIC总线之一。 作为中断事务的目标的应用处理器接收APIC消息并执行中断处理程序。 该装置和方法还包括中断事务缓冲和限制。

公开(公告)号：US08595362B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US12635598

申请日：2009-12-10

申请人： Thomas Ford ,  John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison ,  Richard D. Powers

发明人： Thomas Ford ,  John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison ,  Richard D. Powers

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/5077

摘要： Methods and apparatus for subdividing a hard partition of a computer server system into one or more soft partitions using partition management programming installed within firmware of the server system. The partition management firmware may be disposed at least partially on a central service processor and may be programmed to present generic interfaces, so that operating systems do not require modification to interface with the partition management programming.

摘要翻译： 使用安装在服务器系统的固件内的分区管理程序将计算机服务器系统的硬分区划分成一个或多个软分区的方法和装置。 分区管理固件可以至少部分地布置在中央服务处理器上，并且可以被编程为呈现通用接口，使得操作系统不需要修改以与分区管理编程接口。

公开(公告)号：US07600111B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-06

申请号：US11523870

申请日：2006-09-20

申请人： Michael S. Allison ,  John A. Morrison

发明人： Michael S. Allison ,  John A. Morrison

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F9/4418

摘要： Provided is a method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, comprising powering on a computing platform having a plurality of devices; identifying one or more of the devices which are not critical to running applications; storing information about the non-critical devices; restarting the computing platform; retrieving the information about the non-critical devices; disabling the non-critical devices; enabling devices which are not non-critical; and enabling the non-critical devices after the restart is completed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将计算平台重新启动到应用以比初始开始更少的时间运行的状态的方法，包括为具有多个设备的计算平台供电; 识别对运行应用程序不重要的一个或多个设备; 存储有关非关键设备的信息; 重新启动计算平台; 检索有关非关键设备的信息; 禁用非关键设备; 启用不非关键的设备; 并在重新启动完成后启用非关键设备。

公开(公告)号：US20080072028A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：US11686528

申请日：2007-03-15

申请人： Michael S. Allison ,  Stephen Patrick Hack ,  John A. Morrison

发明人： Michael S. Allison ,  Stephen Patrick Hack ,  John A. Morrison

IPC分类号： G06F9/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4418

摘要： Provided is a method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, including powering on a computing platform having a plurality of devices; identifying one or more of the devices which are not critical to running applications; storing information about the non-critical devices; restarting the computing platform; retrieving the information about the non-critical devices; disabling the non-critical devices; performing at least one of testing and initialization of at least one device of the plurality of devices that are critical to running the applications before the restart is completed; offloading at least one of testing and initialization of at least one of the non-critical devices; enabling devices which are not non-critical; and enabling the non-critical devices after the restart is completed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将计算平台重新启动到应用以比初始开始更少的时间运行的状态的方式，包括为具有多个设备的计算平台供电; 识别对运行应用程序不重要的一个或多个设备; 存储有关非关键设备的信息; 重新启动计算平台; 检索有关非关键设备的信息; 禁用非关键设备; 在重新启动完成之前执行对运行应用程序至关重要的多个设备中的至少一个设备的测试和初始化中的至少一个; 卸载至少一个非关键设备的测试和初始化中的至少一个; 启用不非关键的设备; 并在重新启动完成后启用非关键设备。

公开(公告)号：US06601165B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-29

申请号：US09276846

申请日：1999-03-26

申请人： John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison ,  Leo J. Embry ,  Stephen J. Silva ,  John R. Feehrer

发明人： John A. Morrison ,  Michael S. Allison ,  Leo J. Embry ,  Stephen J. Silva ,  John R. Feehrer

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G06F9/4405 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/2284

摘要： An apparatus and method for fault resilient booting of a multi-processor system. The apparatus attempts a cold reset of the system, during which each processor performs a built-in self test. The apparatus selects a boot strap processor to perform a warm reset, during which any failed processors are tristated using a flush command. If no boot strap processor is available, the apparatus performs the warm reset and tristates any failed processor including the processor predesignated to be the boot strap processor, and then repeats the attempt to establish the boot strap processor.

摘要翻译： 一种用于多处理器系统的故障恢复启动的装置和方法。 该装置尝试对系统进行冷复位，在此期间每个处理器执行内置的自检。 该装置选择引导带处理器来执行热复位，在此期间使用flush命令来对任何失效的处理器进行三态化。 如果没有引导带处理器可用，则该装置执行热复位并且将包括处理器在内的任何故障处理器预先指定为引导带处理器，然后重复建立引导带处理器的尝试。