Deployment of BIOS to operating system data exchange

    公开(公告)号:US11809878B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US16790203

    申请日:2020-02-13

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that stores first hardware related data to a basic input output system (BIOS) memory area and generates a mailbox data structure, wherein the mailbox data structure includes a first identifier-pointer pair associated with the first hardware related data. Additionally, the technology may generate an operating system (OS) interface table, wherein the OS interface table includes a pointer to the mailbox data structure. In one example, the technology also stores second hardware related data to the BIOS memory area at runtime and adds a second identifier-pointer pair to the mailbox data structure at runtime, wherein the second identifier-pointer pair is associated with the second hardware related data.

    Apparatus and method to identify the source of an interrupt

    公开(公告)号:US11614939B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17359337

    申请日:2021-06-25

    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing non-maskable interrupt source information. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a plurality of cores comprising execution circuitry to execute instructions and process data; local interrupt circuitry comprising a plurality of registers to store interrupt-related data including non-maskable interrupt (NMI) data related to a first NMI; and non-maskable interrupt (NMI) processing mode selection circuitry, responsive to a request, to select between at least two NMI processing modes to process the first NMI including: a first NMI processing mode in which the plurality of registers are to store first data related to a first NMI, wherein no NMI source information related to a source of the NMI is included in the first data, and a second NMI processing mode in which the plurality of registers are to store both the first data related to the first NMI and second data comprising NMI source information indicating the NMI source.

    ARBITER BASED SERIALIZATION OF PROCESSOR SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERRUPT EVENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190227965A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-25

    申请号:US16369277

    申请日:2019-03-29

    Abstract: A processor includes cores to execute instructions, and circuitry to detect a system management interrupt (SMI) event on the processor, direct an indication of the SMI event to an arbiter on a controller hub, and receive an interrupt signal from the arbiter. The processor also includes an SMI handler to take action in response to the interrupt, and circuitry to communicate the interrupt signal to the cores. The cores include circuitry to pause while the SMI handler responds to the interrupt. The interrupt handler includes circuitry to determine that a second SMI event detected on the processor or controller hub is pending, and to take action in response. The interrupt handler includes circuitry to set an end-of-SMI bit to indicate that the interrupt handler has completed its actions. The controller includes circuitry to prevent the arbiter from issuing another interrupt to the processor while this bit is false.

    DELAYED ERROR PROCESSING
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180349231A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15610067

    申请日:2017-05-31

    Abstract: A computing apparatus, including: a hardware platform including a processor and memory; and a system management interrupt (SMI) handler; first logic configured to provide a first container and a second container via the hardware platform; and second logic configured to: detect an uncorrectable error in the first container; responsive to the detecting, generate a degraded system state; provide a degraded state message to the SMI handler; instruct the second container to seek a recoverable state; determine that the second container has entered a recoverable state; and initiate a recovery operation.

    Firmware assisted error handling scheme
    9.
    发明授权
    Firmware assisted error handling scheme 有权
    固件辅助错误处理方案

    公开(公告)号:US08762778B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-24

    申请号:US13891022

    申请日:2013-05-09

    CPC classification number: G06F11/34 G06F11/0706 G06F11/0769

    Abstract: A firmware assisted error handling scheme in a computer system has been disclosed. In one embodiment, firmware is used to access one or more hardware-specific error registers within the computer system in response to a system management interrupt (SMI) trap. Using the firmware, an error record in a common error record format is constructed. The error record is made available to an operating system (OS) within the computer system.

    Abstract translation: 已经公开了计算机系统中的固件辅助错误处理方案。 在一个实施例中,响应于系统管理中断(SMI)陷阱,固件用于访问计算机系统内的一个或多个硬件特定的错误寄存器。 使用固件,构建一个常见错误记录格式的错误记录。 错误记录可用于计算机系统内的操作系统(OS)。

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