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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Shekar Babu Suryanarayana, Bangalore, IN;
Xiaomei Zhu Miller, Round Rock, TX (US);
Bryan James Thornley, Burnet, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for performing an update or multiple updates to firmware on an information handling system in a single reboot cycle. According to some aspects of the disclosure, firmware updates may be stored in a boot partition. During reboot, an information handling system may determine whether a firmware update is present in the boot partition, and when a firmware update is present performing the update. According to some aspects of the disclosure, performing the update may include creating a firmware update hand-off block (HOB), which may correspond to the firmware update and identify where the update is stored in the boot partition.