System and method for executing binary images
US7120730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2025 |
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 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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