Karl W Rasmussen

US Patent:

20050044207, Feb 24, 2005

Filed:

Jul 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/628280

Inventors:

Kenneth Goss - Austin TX, US
Karl Rasmussen - Temple TX, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173

US Classification:

709224000

Abstract:

One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a method for facilitating service processor-based system discovery and configuration. In accordance with such an embodiment, an operation is performed for tracking status information of a system component of a platform-side operating system in a data processing system. A service processor of the data processing system facilitates tracking the status information. Probing a device driver associated with the system component and receiving corresponding status information from the device driver is an example of facilitating tracking of the status information. In response to and/or in conjunction with tracking status information, an operation is performed by the service processor for enabling access of at least a portion of said status information the platform firmware. The platform firmware facilitates an operation for configuring the platform-side operating system dependent at least partially upon said status information in response to accessing at least a portion of the status information.

US Patent:

7225327, May 29, 2007

Filed:

Apr 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/417248

Inventors:

Karl Rasmussen - Temple TX, US
Yifei Wan - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

Newisys, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/24
G06F 15/177

US Classification:

713 2, 713 1

Abstract:

A method, system, software, and processor for initializing information systems operating in headless and non-headless environments are presented. In one form, an information system includes a server platform operably associated with a platform BIOS and a service processor communicatively coupled to the platform BIOS. The service processor employs a platform boot monitor operable to provide an initialization mode of the server platform and may provide a flash update mode for updating a system BIOS.

US Patent:

20230020358, Jan 19, 2023

Filed:

Sep 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/950327

Inventors:

- Round Rock TX, US
Karl W. Rasmussen - Temple TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/50
G06F 9/4401
G06F 12/02

Abstract:

An initialization data memory space allocation system includes a memory system having a memory space that includes an initialization data bucket that reserves a contiguous subset of the memory space for initialization data. Each initialization engine that is coupled to the memory system is configured during initialization operations to allocate, for that initialization engine, a portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved by the initialization data bucket, and then store initialization data in that portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved by the initialization data bucket. A runtime engine that is coupled to the memory system is configured, during runtime operations, to claim the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved for initialization data by the initialization data bucket for runtime data, and store runtime data in at least a portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space.

US Patent:

20230004508, Jan 5, 2023

Filed:

Jul 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/365091

Inventors:

- Round Rock TX, US
Karl W. Rasmussen - Temple TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/20
G06F 9/4401
G06F 9/50

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method for managing a smart network interface controller includes: sending a request for estimated resource requirements associated with the smart network interface controller to a baseboard management controller of the information handling system, the estimated resource requirements indicating estimated system resources likely to be required by emulated devices of the smart network interface controller; receiving the estimated resource requirements from the baseboard management controller; initializing the estimated system resources based on the estimated resource requirements; enumerating system resources for one or more additional devices of the information handling system; determining that the smart network interface controller is in a ready state; identifying actual resource requirements associated with the smart network interface controller indicating actual system resources required by the emulated devices of the smart network interface controller; and enumerating the actual system resources for the emulated devices of the smart network interface controller.

US Patent:

20210255900, Aug 19, 2021

Filed:

Feb 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/790863

Inventors:

- Round Rock TX, US
Karl W. Rasmussen - Temple TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/50
G06F 9/4401
G06F 12/02

Abstract:

An initialization data memory space allocation system includes a memory system having a memory space that includes an initialization data bucket that reserves a contiguous subset of the memory space for initialization data. Each initialization engine that is coupled to the memory system is configured during initialization operations to allocate, for that initialization engine, a portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved by the initialization data bucket, and then store initialization data in that portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved by the initialization data bucket. A runtime engine that is coupled to the memory system is configured, during runtime operations, to claim the contiguous subset of the memory space reserved for initialization data by the initialization data bucket for runtime data, and store runtime data in at least a portion of the contiguous subset of the memory space.