Use of other processors during BIOS boot sequence to minimize boot time
September 24, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for initializing a multiprocessor system Spoon-feed initialization in a multiprocessor system System and method for synchronizing multiple processors during power-on self testing Fault resilient booting for multiprocessor computer systems Bootstrap processor selection architecture in SMP systems Multiprocessor system and its control method Shared memory initialization method for system having multiple processor capability Patent #: 6158000 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 159610 filed on 09/24/1998US Classes:713/2, Loading initialization program (e.g., booting, rebooting, warm booting, remote booting, BIOS, initial program load (IPL), bootstrapping)713/1DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM INITIALIZATION OR CONFIGURATION (E.G., INITIALIZING, SET UP, CONFIGURATION, OR RESETTING)ExaminersPrimary: Shalwala, BipinAssistant: Patel, Nitin Foreign Patent References
International ClassG06F 015/177AbstractA method for use in a multi-processor system, including a boot strap processor and at least a first processor, for booting the system by executing a plurality of boot sequence tasks, comprising the steps of causing the boot strap processor to execute at least one task from the plurality of boot sequence tasks, and causing the first processor to execute a task in the plurality of boot sequence tasks that is different from the task being executed by the boot strap processor and is executed at least partially in parallel with the execution by the boot strap processor. | |
