US 12,223,329 B2
Detection and remediation of runtime crashes in heterogeneous operating environments
Ibrahim Sayyed, Georgetown, TX (US); Adolfo S. Montero, Pflugerville, TX (US); and Amit Kumar Tiwari, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/311,001.
Prior Publication US 2024/0370271 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 9/4401 (2013.01) [G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/0772 (2013.01); G06F 11/0778 (2013.01); G06F 11/0787 (2013.01); G06F 11/079 (2013.01); G06F 11/1024 (2013.01); G06F 11/1417 (2013.01); G06F 11/1441 (2013.01); G06F 11/2236 (2013.01); G06F 11/3089 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.