Supporting multiple methods for device hotplug in a single computer
US7260666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/385
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is disclosed for use in a computer system. The method includes: (A) receiving an indication of a first hotplug event for a first operating system executing in the computer system; (B) identifying, among a plurality of hotplug handling methods, a first hotplug handling method associated with the first operating system; and (C) handling the first hotplug event using the first hotplug handling method.
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