Method and apparatus for functional redundancy check mode recovery
US6920581B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for functional redundancy check mode recovery is disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes detecting an event associated with a device within a data processing system, initiating a platform-independent device removal sequence for the device in response to detecting the event, virtually ejecting the device from the data processing system in response to initiating the platform-independent device removal sequence, and servicing the event associated with the device in response to virtually ejecting the device from the data processing system.
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