公开(公告)号：US10365920B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15686221

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Ross John Stenfort ,  Keith Patrick McKay

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F8/654

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of device firmware update effects as seen by a computing host. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method includes executing a first firmware received from a computing host, the first firmware including a first firmware revision identifier, executing a second firmware received from the computing host, and returning the first firmware revision identifier to the computing host during the execution of the second firmware and before an event occurs. The returning the first firmware revision identifier enables the computing host to continue executing without detecting an error in response to a change in a value of a returned firmware revision identifier throughout the execution of the first firmware and during execution of the second firmware.

公开(公告)号：US20180004504A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15686221

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Ross John Stenfort ,  Keith Patrick McKay

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/654 ,  G06F9/445 ,  Y02D10/42

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of device firmware update effects as seen by a computing host. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method includes executing a first firmware received from a computing host, the first firmware including a first firmware revision identifier, executing a second firmware received from the computing host, and returning the first firmware revision identifier to the computing host during the execution of the second firmware and before an event occurs. The returning the first firmware revision identifier enables the computing host to continue executing without detecting an error in response to a change in a value of a returned firmware revision identifier throughout the execution of the first firmware and during execution of the second firmware.

公开(公告)号：US09766878B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US14964139

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Ross John Stenfort ,  Keith Patrick McKay

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/654 ,  G06F9/445 ,  Y02D10/42

Abstract: Management of device firmware update effects as seen by a computing host enables continuously running an OS on the host across a device firmware update, e.g., via delaying visibility of at least a portion of effects of the firmware update, such as in a context where without the delay in visibility the OS would encounter an unrecoverable error and crash. For example, a device (e.g. an SSD) is coupled to a computing host running an unmodified version of Windows. Firmware on the device is updated/activated, such as by being booted. Visibility of a portion of information that would otherwise become immediately visible to the OS (upon activation of updated firmware) is delayed until a power cycle of the device. If the portion includes, e.g., a firmware revision identifier, then the delayed visibility enables continuously running the OS across the firmware update/activation without rebooting the OS.

公开(公告)号：US20160085541A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-24

申请号：US14964139

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Ross John Stenfort ,  Keith Patrick McKay

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/654 ,  G06F9/445 ,  Y02D10/42

Abstract: Management of device firmware update effects as seen by a computing host enables continuously running an OS on the host across a device firmware update, e.g., via delaying visibility of at least a portion of effects of the firmware update, such as in a context where without the delay in visibility the OS would encounter m unrecoverable error and crash. For example, a device (e.g. an SSD) is coupled to a computing host running an unmodified version of Windows. Firmware on the device is updated/activated, such as by being booted. Visibility of a portion of information that would otherwise become immediately visible to the OS (upon activation of updated firmware) is delayed until a power cycle of the device. If the portion includes, e.g., a firmware revision identifier, then the delayed visibility enables continuously running the OS across the firmware update/activation without rebooting the OS.

Abstract translation: 管理计算主机所看到的设备固件更新效果使得能够通过设备固件更新在主机上持续运行OS，例如，通过延迟固件更新的至少一部分效果的可见性，诸如在没有 OS的可见性的延迟会遇到不可恢复的错误和崩溃。 例如，设备（例如，SSD）耦合到运行Windows的未修改版本的计算主机。 设备上的固件被更新/激活，例如通过引导。 否则将立即对OS显示的一部分信息的可见性（激活更新的固件时）将延迟到设备的电源循环。 如果该部分包括例如固件版本标识符，则延迟的可见性使得能够在不重新启动OS的情况下在整个固件更新/激活期间连续地运行OS。