Robert O Swanson

US Patent:

20150278068, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Mar 26, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/226612

Inventors:

Robert C. Swanson - Chandler AZ, US
C. Brendan Traw - Portland OR, US
Vincent J. Zimmer - Federal Way WA, US
Mallik Bulusu - Olympia WA, US
John R. Lindsley - Tacoma WA, US
Mahesh S. Natu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Dimitrios Ziakas - Hillsboro OR, US
Robert W. Cone - Portland OR, US
Madhusudhan Rangarajan - Round Rock TX, US
Babak Nikjou - Tempe AZ, US
Kirk D. Brannock - Hillsboro OR, US
Russell J. Wunderlich - Livermore CO, US
Miles F. Schwartz - Portland OR, US
Stephen S. Pawlowski - Beaverton OR, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/34
G06F 9/44

Abstract:

Platform controller, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with initialization of a computing device. In embodiments, a platform controller may comprise a boot controller and one or more non-volatile memory modules, coupled with the boot controller. In embodiments, the one or more non-volatile memory modules may have first instructions and second instructions stored thereon. The first instructions may, when executed by a processor of a computing device hosting the platform controller, cause initialization of the computing device. The second instructions, when executed by the boot controller, may cause the boot controller to monitor at least a portion of the execution of the first instructions by the computing device and may generate a trace of the monitored portion of the execution of the first instructions. In embodiments, the trace may be stored in the one or more non-volatile memory modules. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.