ACCELERATED SYSTEM BOOT
An information handling system may include at least one processor, and a computer-readable medium having instructions thereon that are executable by the at least one processor. The instructions may be executable for: in response to detection of a first trigger event, enabling an accelerated boot process; and in response to detection of a second, different trigger event, enabling a non-accelerated boot process. The non-accelerated boot process may include parsing an internal forms representation (IFR), and the accelerated boot process may include not parsing the IFR.
1 . An information handling system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a computer-readable medium having instructions thereon that are executable by the at least one processor for:
in response to detection of a first trigger event, enabling an accelerated boot process; and
in response to detection of a second, different trigger event, enabling a non-accelerated boot process;
wherein the non-accelerated boot process includes parsing an internal forms representation (IFR), and wherein the accelerated boot process does not include parsing the IFR.
2 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the non-accelerated boot process further includes parsing the IFR to generate a platform level data model (PLDM) database.
3 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable medium includes a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
4 . The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the BIOS comprises a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS.
5 . The information handling system of claim 4 , wherein the IFR is compatible with a binary format defined by a UEFI Specification.
6 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable for, in response to not detecting either the first trigger event or the second trigger event, enabling the accelerated boot process as a default boot process.
7 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first trigger event includes at least one event selected from the group consisting of:
presence of a system password;
a predetermined number of prior successful boot events;
an administrator policy setting; and
a scheduled firmware update event.
8 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the second trigger event includes at least one event selected from the group consisting of:
a completed firmware update event;
a prior unsuccessful boot event;
a predetermined key sequence;
a particular system configuration change;
an operating system bug check event; and
a first system startup subsequent to a diagnostics event.
9 . A method comprising:
an information handling system enabling an accelerated boot process in response to detection of a first trigger event; and
the information handling system enabling a non-accelerated boot process in response to detection of a second, different trigger event;
wherein the non-accelerated boot process includes parsing an internal forms representation (IFR), and wherein the accelerated boot process does not include parsing the IFR.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the method is implemented via computer-executable instruction stored in a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of the information handling system; and
the IFR is compatible with a binary format defined by a UEFI Specification.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first trigger event includes at least one event selected from the group consisting of:
presence of a system password;
a predetermined number of prior successful boot events;
an administrator policy setting; and
a scheduled firmware update event.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the second trigger event includes at least one event selected from the group consisting of:
a completed firmware update event;
a prior unsuccessful boot event;
a predetermined key sequence;
a particular system configuration change;
an operating system bug check event; and
a first system startup subsequent to a diagnostics event.
13 . An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable code thereon that is executable by a processor of an information handling system for:
in response to detection of a first trigger event, enabling an accelerated boot process for the information handling system; and
in response to detection of a second, different trigger event, enabling a non-accelerated boot process for the information handling system;
wherein the non-accelerated boot process includes parsing an internal forms representation (IFR), and wherein the accelerated boot process does not include parsing the IFR.
14 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the non-accelerated boot process further includes parsing the IFR to generate a platform level data model (PLDM) database.
15 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the computer-readable medium includes a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
16 . The article of claim 15 , wherein the BIOS comprises a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS.
17 . The article of claim 16 , wherein the IFR is compatible with a binary format defined by a UEFI Specification.
18 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the computer-executable code is further for, in response to not detecting either the first trigger event or the second trigger event, enabling the accelerated boot process as a default boot process.
19 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the first trigger event includes at least one event selected from the group consisting of:
presence of a system password;
a predetermined number of prior successful boot events;
an administrator policy setting; and
a scheduled firmware update event.
20 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the second trigger event includes at least one event selected from the group consisting of:
a completed firmware update event;
a prior unsuccessful boot event;
a predetermined key sequence;
a particular system configuration change;
an operating system bug check event; and
a first system startup subsequent to a diagnostics event.