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Probing the boot sequence of a computer system
US8996853B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8996853-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213593463-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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Probes are instrumented into a boot sequence of a computer system to enable probing of the boot sequence. As part of the boot sequence, a value stored in a predetermined storage location within a boot device is read and, if the value indicates that probing of the boot sequence has been enabled, executable code for probing the boot sequence is injected into the boot sequence. Outputs of the probing during the boot process are collected into a buffer and analyzed after the completion of the boot process.
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I claim: 1. A method of probing a boot sequence of a computer system having a processor and memory, comprising: determining that probing of boot instructions has been enabled; compiling executable code for probing the boot instructions; injecting the executable code into one or more positions in a sequence of the boot instructions; loading system software of the computer system into memory and transferring execution control to the system software; collecting outputs of the…
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- What does patent US8996853B2 cover?
- Probes are instrumented into a boot sequence of a computer system to enable probing of the boot sequence. As part of the boot sequence, a value stored in a predetermined storage location within a boot device is read and, if the value indicates that probing of the boot sequence has been enabled, executable code for probing the boot sequence is injected into the boot sequence. Outputs of the prob…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Rugina Radu, Vmware Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/4401. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).