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Electronic computing device and a reboot method executable by same

  • US 8,935,522 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2013
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reboot method executable by an electronic computing device comprising a first nonvolatile memory storing a kernel of an operating system, wherein a main memory of a processor of the electronic computing device comprises a second nonvolatile memory of the electronic computing device, and an instance of a migration of the kernel comprises loading of the kernel from the first nonvolatile memory to the second nonvolatile memory, the reboot method comprising:

  • triggering a first instance of the migration of the kernel in response to a first boot command of the electronic computing device;

    receiving a shutdown command of the electronic computing device;

    responding to the shutdown command by determining whether to further trigger a second instance of the migration of the kernel before a shutdown process of the electronic computing device;

    triggering the second instance of the migration of the kernel before the shutdown process of the electronic computing device and an instance of the shutdown process of the electronic computing device according to a first consequence of the determining in response to the shutdown command; and

    triggering an instance of the shutdown process of the electronic computing device bypassing the second instance of the migration of the kernel according to a second consequence of the determining in response to the shutdown command.

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