Method for enabling and configuring and AGP chipset cache using a registry
AssigneeAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
InventorElsie D. Wahlig
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Abstract
A method for configuring an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) chipset having an AGP chipset cache. The method includes providing an operating system with a persistent data file, the persistent data file storing cache configuration parameter information for configuring the AGP chipset cache, loading the cache configuration parameter information from the persistent data file upon execution of an AGP chipset driver, and configuring the AGP chipset cache based upon the cache configuration parameter information.
Claims18
A method for configuring a graphics chipset having a graphics chipset cache, the method comprising:
- providing an operating system with a persistent data file, the persistent data file storing cache configuration parameter information for configuring a graphics chipset cache;
- loading the cache configuration parameter information from the persistent data file upon execution of a graphics chipset driver;
- and
- configuring the graphics chipset cache based upon the cache configuration parameter information, and wherein
- the graphics chipset driver includes a reset module;
- and
- the loading the cache configuration parameter information occurs when the reset module is executing.
A method for configuring an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) chipset having an AGP chipset cache, the method comprising:
- providing an operating system with a persistent data file, the persistent data file storing cache configuration parameter information for configuring the AGP chipset cache;
- loading the cache configuration parameter information from the persistent data file upon execution of an AGP chipset driver;
- and
- configuring the AGP chipset cache based upon the cache configuration parameter information, and wherein
- the graphics chipset driver includes a reset module;
- and
- the loading the cache configuration parameter information occurs when the reset module is executing.
An apparatus for configuring an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) chipset having an AGP chipset cache, the apparatus comprising:
- an operating system having a persistent data file, the persistent data file storing cache configuration parameter information for configuring the AGP chipset cache;
- means for loading the cache configuration parameter information from the persistent data file upon execution of an AGP chipset driver;
- and
- means for configuring the AGP chipset cache based upon the cache configuration parameter information, and wherein
- the graphics chipset driver includes a reset module;
- and
- the loading the cache configuration parameter information occurs when the reset module is executing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.