Dynamic link loading in extensible firmware interface compliant systems
US8468332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and program products are disclosed for dynamic link loading in extensible firmware interface compliant systems. Provision is made for loading a microkernel (or other kernel program) which presents itself as though it were a DXE Driver and hooks and redirects a loadmodule service of a DXE Foundation core program to a DLL aware loader. Further aspects of the invention provide related, analogous and similar capabilities.
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