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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John H. Wilson, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ioannis T. Schoinas, Portland, OR (US);
Mazin S. Yousif, Portland, OR (US);
Linda J. Rankin, Portland, OR (US);
David W. Grawrock, Aloha, OR (US);
Robert J. Greiner, Beaverton, OR (US);
James A. Sutton, Portland, OR (US);
Kushagra Vaid, San Jose, CA (US);
Willard M. Wiseman, Tigard, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes verifying a master processor of a system; validating a trusted agent with the master processor if the master processor is verified; and launching the trusted agent on a plurality of processors of the system if the trusted agent is validated. After execution of such a trusted agent, a secure kernel may then be launched, in certain embodiments. The system may be a multiprocessor server system having a partially or fully connected topology with arbitrary point-to-point interconnects, for example.