Method and apparatus for initializing a multiprocessor system
US5642506A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for booting a multiprocessor computer system including providing a first portion of boot code to multiple processors for execution, selecting a first processor, the selection based on which of the multiple processors first successfully executes the first portion of the boot code, providing a second portion of the boot code only to the first processor, and the first processor executing the second portion of the boot code to configure the multiprocessor system.
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