Parallel execution of enhanced EFI based BIOS drivers on a multi-processor or hyper-threading enabled platform
US7310724B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Parallel execution of peripheral drivers on a multi-processor and/or hyper-threading enabled processor is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, two peripheral drivers are executed concurrently during a boot sequence. These peripheral drivers are executed on a first and a second processor. The processors may be logical or physical processors.
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