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US07818558B2 Method and apparatus for EFI BIOS time-slicing at OS runtime
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在OS运行时进行EFI BIOS时间分片的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for EFI BIOS time-slicing at OS runtime
- Patent Title (中): 在OS运行时进行EFI BIOS时间分片的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11444940Application Date: 2006-05-31
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Publication No.: US07818558B2Publication Date: 2010-10-19
- Inventor: Andy Miga , Vincent J. Zimmer , Michael A. Rothman
- Applicant: Andy Miga , Vincent J. Zimmer , Michael A. Rothman
- Agent David P. McAbee
- Main IPC: G06F9/24
- IPC: G06F9/24 ; G06F15/177
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is described herein for executing firmware tasks during OS runtime. A thread slices execution time among entries in a control structure, such as process control block (PCB), maintained by an OS kernel. An entry in the control structure includes a reference to a firmware task, such as a system management operation, a BIOS task, and/or and EFI task. Based on that entry, the thread allocates an amount of execution time either directly to the firmware task or to a kernel mode driver to perform the firmware task.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070283138A1 Method and apparatus for EFI BIOS time-slicing at OS runtime Public/Granted day:2007-12-06
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