发明名称 |
ACCELERATING BOOT TIME ZEROING OF MEMORY BASED ON NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) TECHNOLOGY |
摘要 |
Methods and apparatus to accelerate boot time zeroing of memory based on Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) technology are described. In an embodiment, a storage device stores a boot version number corresponding to a portion of a non-volatile memory. A memory controller logic causes an update of the stored boot version number in response to each subsequent boot event. The memory controller logic returns a zero in response to a read operation directed at the portion of the non-volatile memory and a mismatch between the stored boot version number and a current boot version number. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. |
申请公布号 |
US2015378615(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.31 |
申请号 |
US201414318573 |
申请日期 |
2014.06.27 |
申请人 |
Intel Corporation |
发明人 |
RAMANUJAN RAJ K.;SANKARAN RAJESH M.;NACHIMUTHU MURUGASAMY K.;MANGOLD RICHARD P. |
分类号 |
G06F3/06;G11C11/406 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a storage device to store a boot version number corresponding to a portion of a non-volatile memory; and memory controller logic, coupled to the non-volatile memory, to cause an update of the stored boot version number in response to each subsequent boot event, wherein the memory controller logic is to return a zero in response to a read operation directed at the portion of the non-volatile memory and a mismatch between the stored boot version number and a current boot version number. |
地址 |
Santa Clara CA US |