Method and apparatus for enhancing system clock availability
US7171580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a data processing system for managing clocks. The functionality of clock sources in the data processing system is verified to identify a set of valid clock sources in response to beginning an initial load process. Hardware is initialized in the data processing system using a valid clock source from the set of valid clock sources.
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