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Transfer of firmware updates using an in-band interface

US11269614B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Krishnakumar Narasimhan · Chennai, IN
Anusha Bhaskar · Bengaluru, IN
Muniswamy Setty K S · Kanchinakote, IN
Parmeshwr Prasad · Kanchinakote, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/4401
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for transferring firmware updates using an in-band interface are described. In an embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive a firmware update package having a payload; create a namespace in a persistent memory; copy the payload to a segment of the persistent memory associated with the namespace; and write, to an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) variable, an Emulator Device Path (EDP) pointing to the payload.

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