Invention Grant
- Patent Title: BIOS NVRAM storage extension system and method for secure and seamless access for various boot architectures
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Application No.: US17659034Application Date: 2022-04-13
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Publication No.: US11977753B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Karunakar Poosapalli , Shekar Babu Suryanarayana
- Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Fogarty LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06 ; G06F9/4401

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing a storage extension system and method for secure and seamless access by various boot architectures are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a BIOS coupled to the processor, the BIOS having program instructions that, upon execution, cause the IHS to receive a request to access a bios storage region of the IHS from a driver, determine whether the device associated with the driver is a platform boot device such that when the boot device is a platform boot device, facilitate access to a native bios storage region of the bios storage region by the driver, and when the boot device is not a platform boot device, facilitate access to an extended bios storage region of the bios storage region by the driver.
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