Patent ID: 8082431
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for speeding boot time, comprising: a platform having at least one processor coupled with memory; a boot caching agent running on the at least one processor in a first execution partition, the execution partition to control access to a boot target medium; and an operating system running in a second execution partition, wherein the second execution partition has access to the boot target medium via the first execution partition, wherein, at boot time, the boot caching agent is to selectively store boot target data for a boot target to a memory having faster access than the boot target medium if a target policy dictates that the boot target is enabled for caching, and wherein the boot caching agent is to selectively retrieve the stored boot target data from the faster memory upon a reset or reboot of the operating system in the second execution partition if the boot target is enabled for caching.