Snapshot Boot Functions (Compact 2013)
3/28/2014
This topic describes the support snapshot boot functions, and provides a description of each.
Note
The functions described in this topic, except SnapRestore and SnapChkSum, are implemented by the OEM.
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This function returns the stage of the taking a snapshot process. |
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This optional function specifies OEM-specific regions of RAM to include in the memory snapshot that is taken by snapshot boot. |
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This optional function compresses the snapshot image before the image is written to storage. |
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Prepares enough storage space to save the snapshot memory image. |
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Reads data from the snapshot storage at the specified offset. |
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Initializes the platform and re-initializes all CPU-specific hardware as if the system had just cold-booted. |
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Saves all CPU registers, including control registers, which need to be restored when booting from a snapshot. |
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Writes the snapshot image to non-volatile storage. |
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This sample code function computes a checksum for a given range of memory. |
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This sample code function restores a snapshot image by using an OEM-provided snapshot reader function. |