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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy E Labatte, Portland, OR (US);
Orville H Christeson, Portland, OR (US);
Mark S Shipman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395652 ; 395186 ; 395163 ;
Abstract
A status parameter is set for a storage area of a computer system to a read-only status. An access key is received from an access key call by a caller. The status parameter is changed to a write-permissible status if the access key matches a master access key. A request to perform a write to the storage area is received, and the write is allowed only if the status parameter has been set to the write-permissible status. The status parameter is reset to the read-only status after the write is performed.