System bios method to offer resiliency using best-known configuration for third party firmware configuration
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 for: prior to initialization of an operating system, executing a first-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to provide a rollback service for to settings changes; and executing a third-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the third-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to access the rollback service of the first-party pre-boot firmware application to revert a change to a settings profile.
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:
prior to initialization of an operating system, executing a first-party pre-boot firmware application,
wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to provide a rollback service for settings changes; and
executing a third-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the third-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to access the rollback service of the first-party pre-boot firmware application to revert a change to a settings profile;
wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application and the third-party pre-boot firmware application are stored on a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
2 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the BIOS comprises a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS.
3 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein reverting the change to the settings profile comprises replacing a current settings profile with a last good known settings profile.
4 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein reverting the change to the settings profile comprises replacing a current settings profile with a default settings profile.
5 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the change to the settings profile is reverted based on a boot failure.
6 . A method comprising:
an information handling system executing, prior to initialization of an operating system, a first-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to provide a rollback service for settings changes; and
the information handling system executing a third-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the third-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to access the rollback service of the first-party pre-boot firmware application to revert a change to a settings profile;
wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application and the third-party pre-boot firmware application are stored on a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the BIOS comprises a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein reverting the change to the settings profile comprises replacing a current settings profile with a last good known settings profile.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein reverting the change to the settings profile comprises replacing a current settings profile with a default settings profile.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the change to the settings profile is reverted based on a boot failure.
11 . 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:
executing, prior to initialization of an operating system, a first-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to provide a rollback service for settings changes; and
executing a third-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the third-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to access the rollback service of the first-party pre-boot firmware application to revert a change to a settings profile;
wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application and the third-party pre-boot firmware application are stored on a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
12 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the BIOS comprises a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS.
13 . The article of claim 11 , wherein reverting the change to the settings profile comprises replacing a current settings profile with a last good known settings profile.
14 . The article of claim 11 , wherein reverting the change to the settings profile comprises replacing a current settings profile with a default settings profile.
15 . The article of claim 11 , wherein the change to the settings profile is reverted based on a boot failure.