发明名称 |
MANAGEMENT OF DEVICE FIRMWARE UPDATE EFFECTS AS SEEN BY A HOST |
摘要 |
Management of device firmware update effects as seen by a computing host enables continuously running an OS on the host across a device firmware update, e.g., via delaying visibility of at least a portion of effects of the firmware update, such as in a context where without the delay in visibility the OS would encounter an unrecoverable error and crash. For example, a device (e.g.an SSD) is coupled to a computing host running an unmodified version of Windows. Firmware on the device is updated/activated, such as by being booted. Visibility of a portion of information that would otherwise become immediately visible to the OS (upon activation of updated firmware) is delayed until a power cycle of the device. If the portion includes, e.g., a firmware revision identifier, then the delayed visibility enables continuously running the OS across the firmware update/activation without rebooting the OS. |
申请公布号 |
WO2012170521(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.12.13 |
申请号 |
WO2012US41088 |
申请日期 |
2012.06.06 |
申请人 |
LSI CORPORATION;STENFORT, ROSS;MCKAY, KEITH |
发明人 |
STENFORT, ROSS;MCKAY, KEITH |
分类号 |
G06F13/00;G06F9/22;G06F9/30 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
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