Systems and methods to preconfigure a hardware module

A method of enabling hot plugging operations in a computer system, the method comprising:

• modifying firmware of a device;
• initializing a platform driver, wherein the platform driver is installed on a computer system running an operating system, wherein the operating system does not natively support hot plug functionality;
• disabling, using the platform driver, an interrupt function and a hardware detection notification function of the computer system;
• hot plugging a PCIe node in the computer system, wherein the PCIe node comprises the firmware and the device;
• detecting, using the platform driver, the hot plugging of the PCIe node in the computer system;
• configuring the PCIe node, using the platform driver, wherein the configured PCIe node comprises a PCI hierarchy, the PCI hierarchy comprising an allocation of PCI bridges and devices of the configured PCIe node;
• enabling, using the platform driver, an interrupt function and a hardware detection notification function of the computer system, wherein the platform driver handles one or more data exchanges between a kernel of the operating system and the platform driver;
• and
• bringing the devices of the hot plugged and configured PCIe node into service for use by the computer system.