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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Information handling system with mechanism for reporting status of persistent memory firmware update
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xi Li, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ching-Lung Chao, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 11/2284 (2013.01);
Abstract
During a power-on self-test (POST), a basic input/output system (BIOS) retrieves an attribute value associated with the persistent memory device, and compares the attribute value to a default value. In response to the attribute value matching the default value, the BIOS may determine that a firmware management protocol was not executed during a previous POST. In response to the attribute value not matching the default value, the BIOS may compare the attribute value to a current firmware version of firmware within the persistent memory device.