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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2009
Kurt D. Gillespie, Houston, TX (US);
James F. Murray, Tomball, TX (US);
Jayne E. Scott, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kurt D. Gillespie, Houston, TX (US);
James F. Murray, Tomball, TX (US);
Jayne E. Scott, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with at least some embodiments, a system includes a first processor and a second processor. The system also includes a boot task storage medium that can only be accessed by one processor at a time. A boot process of the system has a first stage and a second stage. During the first stage, the first processor fetches and executes boot tasks without assistance from the second processor. During the second stage, boot task execution performed by first processor overlaps with at least one boot task fetch performed by the second processor.