Distributed information handling systems and methods for automatic object code replacement and patching
View Patent ↗Information handling systems (IHS) and methods for automatic object code replacement and patching are provided. A method in an IHS including M devices configured to process at least one algorithm from a set of N algorithms, each having corresponding object code stored in a memory is provided. The method may include automatically determining whether at least one of a subset of the N algorithms requires replacement or a modification and generating at least one of replacement object code for replacing object code corresponding to at least one algorithm requiring replacement or a patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm. The method may further include automatically providing the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification to at least one device using the at least one algorithm.
1. An information handling system (IHS) having at least one processor comprising:
M augmented sensors, wherein M is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the M augmented sensors is configured to process at least a plurality of inputs using at least one algorithm from a set of N algorithms, wherein N is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the algorithms has a corresponding object code stored in a memory corresponding to at least one of the M augmented sensors; and
O controllers, wherein O is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the O controllers is further configured to, without any direct input from any of L hosts, wherein L is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the L hosts is configured to provide at least one service to the IHS, automatically determine whether at least one of a subset of the N algorithms requires a modification and generate at least one of replacement object code for replacing object code corresponding to at least one algorithm requiring modification or a patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification, and automatically provide the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification to at least one device using the at least one algorithm requiring the modification.
2. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein each of the N algorithms is configured to process a plurality of inputs to generate at least one result, and wherein each of the O controllers is configured to process at least one of the subset of the N algorithms or a subset of at least N results to generate at least one entry for a ledger comprising at least one header and at least one ledger value corresponding to the at least one of the subset of the N algorithms or the subset of the at least N results.
3. The IHS of claim 2 , wherein each of a subset of the O controllers is further configured to, based on at least the replacement object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification, automatically generate at least one modified header and at least one modified ledger value for the at least one ledger entry.
4. The IHS of claim 2 , wherein the ledger comprises a blockchain, and wherein the at least one ledger entry comprises at least a portion of a block corresponding to the blockchain.
5. The IHS of claim 2 , wherein at least a subset of the N results is provided to at least one of the O controllers at a predetermined frequency.
6. The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the M augmented sensors is further configured to independently validate the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code.
7. The IHS of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the M augmented sensors is further configured to transmit a message to each of the O controllers regarding the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code.
8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein each of the O controllers is further configured to process the message and substantially simultaneously provide the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code to a plurality of the M devices.
9. A method in an information handling system (IHS) having at least one processor comprising M devices, wherein M is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the M devices is configured to process at least a plurality of inputs using at least one algorithm from a set of N algorithms, wherein N is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the algorithms has a corresponding object code stored in a memory corresponding to at least one of the M devices, O controllers, wherein O is a positive integer greater than one, and L hosts, wherein L is a positive integer greater than one, the method comprising:
at least one of the O controllers, without any direct input from any of the L hosts, automatically determining whether at least one of a subset of the N algorithms requires replacement or a modification and generating at least one of replacement object code for replacing object code corresponding to at least one algorithm requiring replacement or a patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm; and
automatically providing the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification to at least one device using the at least one algorithm.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprising the at least one of the O controllers, without any direct input from any of the L hosts, processing at least one of the subset of the N algorithms or a subset of at least N results to generate at least one entry for a ledger comprising at least one header and at least one ledger value corresponding to the at least one of the subset of the N algorithms or the subset of the at least N results.
11. The method of claim 9 further comprising the at least one of the O controllers automatically generating at least one modified header and at least one modified ledger value for the at least one ledger entry based on at least the replacement object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the ledger comprises a blockchain, and wherein the at least one ledger entry comprises at least a portion of a block corresponding to the blockchain.
13. The method of claim 9 further comprising independently validating the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising transmitting a message to each of the O controllers regarding the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising substantially simultaneously providing the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code to a plurality of the M devices.
16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions corresponding to a method in an information handling system (IHS) having at least one processor comprising M devices, wherein M is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the M devices is configured to process at least a plurality of inputs using at least one algorithm from a set of N algorithms, wherein N is a positive integer greater than one, and wherein each of the algorithms has a corresponding object code stored in a memory corresponding to at least one of the M devices, O controllers, wherein O is a positive integer greater than one, and L hosts, wherein L is a positive integer greater than one, the method comprising:
at least one of the O controllers, without any direct input from any of the L hosts, automatically determining whether at least one of a subset of the N algorithms requires replacement or a modification and generating at least one of replacement object code for replacing object code corresponding to at least one algorithm requiring replacement or a patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm; and
automatically providing the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification to at least one device using the at least one algorithm.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprising the at least one of the O controllers, without any direct input from any of the L hosts, processing at least one of the subset of the N algorithms or a subset of at least N results to generate at least one entry for a ledger comprising at least one header and at least one ledger value corresponding to the at least one of the subset of the N algorithms or the subset of the at least N results.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprising the at least one of the O controllers automatically generating at least one modified header and at least one modified ledger value for the at least one ledger entry based on at least the replacement object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification or the patch for modifying the object code corresponding to the at least one algorithm requiring modification.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the ledger comprises a blockchain, and wherein the at least one ledger entry comprises at least a portion of a block corresponding to the blockchain.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprising:
validating the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code;
transmitting a message to each of the O controllers regarding the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code; and
substantially simultaneously providing the replacement object code or the patch for modifying the object code to a plurality of the M devices.