Executing binary images from non-linear storage systems
US6988163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44573
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that determines where a particular XIP component is stored on a non-linearly addressable storage medium and loads the component into RAM for execution, providing the ability to demand page specific components at will from storage media, frees up working RAM on memory constrained devices. A Binary File System uses a generic block driver component that loads the XIP code from a block based storage medium. Features of the file system include the ability to load pre-“fixed up” components from a block based device. The invention thus allows an operating system to load code that was previously Executed In Place (XIP) from a block-oriented device.
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