Collection of forensic data after a processor freeze

A method comprising:

• detecting, by an embedded controller of an information handling system, a trigger event associated with an inactive state of a processor of the information handling system;
• in response to the trigger event, providing, by the embedded controller, a ping command to the processor;
• and
• based on a response to the ping command not being received:
• determining a processor freeze;
• storing forensic data associated with the processor freeze;
• and
• storing an indication to perform a processor freeze recovery during a next boot operation.

An information handling system comprising:

• a processor to execute operations while the information handling system is in an active power state;
• an embedded controller configured to communicate with the processor, the embedded controller to:
• in response to a trigger event, provide a ping command to the processor;
• and
• based on a response to the ping command not being received:
• determine a processor freeze;
• store forensic data associated with the processor freeze;
• store an indication to perform a processor freeze recovery during a next boot operation;
• and
• toggle a platform reset signal, wherein the toggled platform reset signal starts a restart of the processor;
• and
• a basic input/output system (BIOS) configured to communicate with the embedded controller, the BIOS to:
• read the indication to perform the processor freeze recovery;
• and
• write the forensic data to memory variables for access by a cloud server.