Method of restarting a computer platform
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMichael S. Allison, John A. Morrison
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Abstract
Provided is a method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, comprising powering on a computing platform having a plurality of devices; identifying one or more of the devices which are not critical to running applications; storing information about the non-critical devices; restarting the computing platform; retrieving the information about the non-critical devices; disabling the non-critical devices; enabling devices which are not non-critical; and enabling the non-critical devices after the restart is completed.
Claims6
A method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, comprising:
- powering on a computing platform comprising a plurality of devices;
- identifying one or more devices of the plurality of devices which are not critical to running applications;
- storing information about the non-critical devices;
- restarting the computing platform;
- retrieving the information about the non-critical devices;
- disabling the non-critical devices;
- enabling devices of the plurality of devices which are not non-critical devices;
- and
- enabling the non-critical devices after the restart is completed.
A method for a computing platform to mark devices not critical to running an application, wherein the computing platform has an operating system (OS) that uses the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI);
- comprising:
- providing an ACPI control method for identifying non-critical devices;
- powering on the computing platform comprising a plurality of devices;
- providing ACPI tables with all devices enabled;
- passing control to the OS;
- booting the OS with all devices;
- invoking the ACPI control method to identify devices which are not critical for running an application as non-critical devices;
- and
- storing information about the non-critical devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.