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Granted Patent B2
US 10,956,175 · App. 15/761,355 · Granted Mar 23, 2021

Boot process modification

Inventors: Michael Anthony Goulet (Houston, TX); Michael J Frick (Houston, TX); Matthieu Clemenceau (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
G06F9/441
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Patent No.
US 10,956,175
App. No.
15/761,355
Granted
Mar 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example implementations relate to memory mode categorization. An example boot process modification can include invoking a first service of a client operating system (OS) on top of an enabled host OS, modifying a boot process of the host OS using the first service, and executing applications within the client OS based on the modified boot process of the host OS.

Claims (36)

1. A machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to cause a computing system to:

invoke a first service of a client operating system (OS) on top of an enabled host OS;

invoke a second service located on the enabled host OS;

modify a boot process of the enabled host OS using the first service and the second service; and

execute applications within the client OS based on the modified boot process of the enabled host OS.

2. The medium of claim 1 , further comprising the instructions executable to modify the boot process by emulating a boot process of the client OS using the first service.

3. The medium of claim 1 , further comprising the instructions executable to facilitate communication between the client OS and the enabled host OS via the second service.

4. The medium of claim 3 , wherein the first service is located on the client OS.

5. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the client OS is an updated version of the enabled host OS.

6. A machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to cause a computing system to:

modify a boot process of an enabled host OS using a first service, comprising:

booting a graphics resource provider of the enabled host OS; and

attaching a display manager of a client OS to the graphics resource provider;

modify the boot process of the enabled host OS using a second service, comprising:

emitting a list of startup events associated with a native boot process of the client OS; and

initializing applications on the client OS; and

execute client applications in the client OS using the modified boot process.

7. The machine-readable medium of claim 6 , further comprising instructions executable to modify the boot process using the first service and comprising establishing a communication link between the enabled host OS and the client OS.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 , further comprising instructions executable to pass system management commands via the link.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 , further comprising instructions executable to communicate with the enabled host OS from within the client OS via the link.

10. A method for boot process modification, comprising:

booting a client OS on top of an enabled host OS;

modifying the enabled host OS boot process, comprising:

mounting, using a first service, a client OS image located on a root filesystem of the enabled host OS onto a subdirectory serving as a working filesystem root for the client OS; and

bind-mounting, using the first service, virtual partitions of the enabled host OS into the subdirectory of the working filesystem root; and

executing a client OS application within the client OS using the modified host OS.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising a second service emulating startup events in an initialization process of the client OS, the emulating comprising:

booting client applications based on events emitted during the initialization process; and

emulating the startup events in a particular order, such that the client applications boot in a native manner.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising running the enabled host OS and the client OS concurrently above the same kernel.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein modifying the enabled host OS boot process further comprises executing, using the first service, a second service inside a change operation.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein modifying the enabled host OS boot process further comprises:

mounting partitions and subvolumes in an image located on the enabled host OS;

rebind mounting the virtual partitions; and

invoking a second service in the client OS.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising giving autonomous access of native devices to the client OS via the rebind mounting.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2018
From: GOULET, MICHAEL ANTHONY; FRICK, MICHAEL J; CLEMENCEAU, MATTHIEU
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Reel/Frame 045350/0819 →
Continuity (1)
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