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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Robert C. Swanson, Chandler, AZ (US);
C. Brendan Traw, Portland, OR (US);
Vincent J. Zimmer, Federal Way, WA (US);
Mallik Bulusu, Olympia, WA (US);
John R. Lindsley, Tacoma, WA (US);
Mahesh S. Natu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dimitrios Ziakas, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Robert W. Cone, Portland, OR (US);
Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Babak Nikjou, Tempe, AZ (US);
Kirk D. Brannock, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Russell J. Wunderlich, Livermore, CO (US);
Miles F. Schwartz, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen S. Pawlowski, Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert C. Swanson, Chandler, AZ (US);
C. Brendan Traw, Portland, OR (US);
Vincent J. Zimmer, Federal Way, WA (US);
Mallik Bulusu, Olympia, WA (US);
John R. Lindsley, Tacoma, WA (US);
Mahesh S. Natu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dimitrios Ziakas, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Robert W. Cone, Portland, OR (US);
Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Babak Nikjou, Tempe, AZ (US);
Kirk D. Brannock, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Russell J. Wunderlich, Livermore, CO (US);
Miles F. Schwartz, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen S. Pawlowski, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Platform controller, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with initialization of a computing device. In embodiments, a platform controller may comprise a boot controller and one or more non-volatile memory modules, coupled with the boot controller. In embodiments, the one or more non-volatile memory modules may have first instructions and second instructions stored thereon. The first instructions may, when executed by a processor of a computing device hosting the platform controller, cause initialization of the computing device. The second instructions, when executed by the boot controller, may cause the boot controller to monitor at least a portion of the execution of the first instructions by the computing device and may generate a trace of the monitored portion of the execution of the first instructions. In embodiments, the trace may be stored in the one or more non-volatile memory modules. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.