Methods and apparatus to self-initialize a processor
US7673126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4403
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to self-initialize a processor. An example method disclosed herein detects a processor reset, receives initialization instructions from a core zone, establishes a core zone boundary, executes received initialization instructions, and publishes a data structure, the data structure comprising state information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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