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Exchange error information from platform firmware to operating system

US9396059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2013
Grant dateJul 19, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3003
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing system can include a platform firmware to monitor hardware errors and to notify an operating system when a corrective action is to be performed to address a hardware error. The computing system can also include an extended error log to describe a hardware error. The computing system can further include an action record to direct the operating system to perform the corrective action to address the hardware error.

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