System and method of utilizing a watchdog timer
US11010224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1417
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may start a single threaded power on self test process without a periodic handler to communicate with a watchdog timer of an information handling system; may initialize the watchdog timer with an amount of time; may store the amount of time and watchdog timer access interface information via a memory medium of the information handling system; may, after storing the amount of time and the watchdog timer access interface information, boot an operating system; may provide information indicating a location of the amount of time and the watchdog timer access interface information to the operating system; and may periodically reset the watchdog timer via a device driver of the operating system.
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