Methods and apparatus to provide dual-mode drivers in processor systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7366891
APP PUB NO 20060168590A1
SERIAL NO

11027520

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Methods and apparatus to provide dual-mode drivers in a processor system are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises including operating system (OS) agnostic mode services that are available during an OS agnostic mode to allow a single set of drivers to be used during boot mode and the OS agnostic mode. The example method further comprises including a dual-mode library that is capable of determining the current operating mode of the processor system and binding the drivers to available services accordingly.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bulusu, Mallik Olympia, WA 101 1822
Khanna, Rahul Beaverton, OR 126 1430
Rothman, Michael A Puyallup, WA 389 9365
Zimmer, Vincent Federal Way, WA 78 669

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