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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
James R. Smullen, Carmel, CA (US);
Harish J. Joshi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In a computer system including a processor and a memory, a fast memory dump is conducted upon receiving an indication that the processor requires reloading. The fast memory dump is conducted by initially dumping a portion of the memory, then reloading the processor, and then conducting a post-reload dump of the remainder of the memory after reloading of the processor has commenced. As the post-reload dump continues, the remainder of the memory is gradually released for processor usage. This permits the processor to return as a resource more quickly than would be the case if a full memory dump was conducted before reloading the processor.