Detection and remediation of runtime crashes in heterogeneous operating environments
An information handling system may include a host system including at least one host processor and a basic input/output system (BIOS); and an embedded controller (EC) including an EC processor. In response to the information handling system receiving an instruction from a user to initiate a forced power off, the EC may be configured to: store diagnostic information indicating a state of the host system; and upon a subsequent boot of the host system, transmit information to the BIOS indicating the forced power off.
1. An information handling system comprising:
a host system including at least one host processor and a basic input/output system (BIOS); and
an embedded controller (EC) including an EC processor;
wherein, in response to the information handling system receiving an instruction from a user to initiate a forced power off, the EC is configured to:
store diagnostic information indicating a state of the host system; and
upon a subsequent boot of the host system, transmit information to the BIOS indicating the forced power off.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the instruction from the user includes a prolonged press on a power button of the information handling system.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein storing the diagnostic information includes accessing a memory of the host system via memory-mapped input/output (MMIO).
4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein, upon the subsequent boot of the host system, the BIOS is configured to execute a remediation procedure based on the diagnostic information.
5. The information handling system of claim 4 , wherein the remediation procedure is selected from the group consisting of performing a partial reset of a pre-boot environment of the host system, performing a memory diagnostic, replacing a driver, and replacing an operating system.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the EC is configured to store the diagnostic information further in response to a crash of the host system.
7. A method comprising:
an information handling system receiving an instruction from a user to initiate a forced power off;
in response to the instruction, an embedded controller (EC) of the information handling system storing diagnostic information indicating a state of a host system of the information handling system; and
upon a subsequent boot of the host system, the EC transmitting information to a BIOS of the information handling system indicating the forced power off.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the instruction from the user includes a prolonged press on a power button of the information handling system.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein storing the diagnostic information includes accessing a memory of the host system via memory-mapped input/output (MMIO).
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein, upon the subsequent boot of the host system, the BIOS is configured to execute a remediation procedure based on the diagnostic information.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the remediation procedure is selected from the group consisting of performing a partial reset of a pre-boot environment of the host system, performing a memory diagnostic, replacing a driver, and replacing an operating system.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the EC is configured to store the diagnostic information further in response to a crash of the host system.
13. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable code thereon that is executable by an information handling system for:
receiving an instruction from a user to initiate a forced power off;
in response to the instruction, an embedded controller (EC) of the information handling system storing diagnostic information indicating a state of a host system of the information handling system; and
upon a subsequent boot of the host system, the EC transmitting information to a BIOS of the information handling system indicating the forced power off.
14. The article of claim 13 , wherein the instruction from the user includes a prolonged press on a power button of the information handling system.
15. The article of claim 13 , wherein storing the diagnostic information includes accessing a memory of the host system via memory-mapped input/output (MMIO).
16. The article of claim 13 , wherein, upon the subsequent boot of the host system, the BIOS is configured to execute a remediation procedure based on the diagnostic information.
17. The article of claim 16 , wherein the remediation procedure is selected from the group consisting of performing a partial reset of a pre-boot environment of the host system, performing a memory diagnostic, replacing a driver, and replacing an operating system.
18. The article of claim 13 , wherein the EC is configured to store the diagnostic information further in response to a crash of the host system.