Time-coordinated boot load firmware for real-time platform performance tuning
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorShekar Babu Suryanarayana
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Abstract
A disclosed method retrieves a first set of time coordinated computing (TCC) attributes from firmware objects of an existing boot image and a second group of TCC attributes from firmware objects of an update boot image, such as a BKC firmware update. A runtime TCC attributes map is generated based on the first and second TCC attributes. Device-specific, TCC firmware objects are created for one or more devices based on the runtime TCC attributes map, and attributes of the one or more devices are tuned at OS runtime based on the device-specific time coordinated firmware objects.
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A method, comprising:
- identifying current values for time-coordinated computing (TCC) attributes of firmware objects associated with an existing boot image;
- retrieving updated values of the TCC attributes from an update boot image;
- generating a runtime TCC attributes map based on the current and updated values of the TCC attributes;
- creating device-specific, time coordinated firmware objects for one or more devices based on the runtime TCC attributes map;
- and
- tuning TCC attributes of the one or more devices based on the device-specific time coordinated firmware objects.
An information handling system, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU);
- and
- a memory, accessible to the CPU, including processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
- identifying current values for time-coordinated computing (TCC) attributes of firmware objects associated with an existing boot image;
- retrieving updated values of the TCC attributes from an update boot image;
- generating a runtime TCC attributes map based on the current and updated values of the TCC attributes;
- creating device-specific, time coordinated firmware objects for one or more devices based on the runtime TCC attributes map;
- and
- tuning TCC attributes of the one or more devices based on the device-specific time coordinated firmware objects.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon that are executable by a processor of an information handling system to carry out operations comprising:
- identifying current values for time-coordinated computing (TCC) attributes of firmware objects associated with an existing boot image;
- retrieving updated values of the TCC attributes from an update boot image;
- generating a runtime TCC attributes map based on the current and updated values of the TCC attributes;
- creating device-specific, time coordinated firmware objects for one or more devices based on the runtime TCC attributes map;
- and
- tuning TCC attributes of the one or more devices based on the device-specific time coordinated firmware objects.
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