Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to cache coherence of a processor system that includes persistent memory.

Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system of one or more processors that includes persistent memory.

Abstract: A memory profiling system profiles memory objects in various memory devices and identifies memory objects as candidates to be moved to a more efficient memory device. Memory object profiles include historical read frequency, write frequency, and execution frequency. The memory object profile is compared to parameters describing read and write performance of memory types to determine candidate memory types for relocating memory objects. Memory objects with high execution frequency may be given preference when relocating to higher performance memory devices.

Abstract: A program different than an operation system may be utilized to partially update an original image of system code. In one embodiment, operating system code may be adaptively stored and updated within a non-volatile storage device across at least two different memories into at least two code objects based on the relative utilization of the system code in the two code objects. Operating system patching or application and driver updates may be provided without re-writing an entire image of operating system code in some embodiments. The tuning of operating system code storage may be implemented based on a usage pattern of the operating system code on a device in some cases.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for multi-block update using secure flash memory. An update package is received at a device containing update code to update existing code for the device stored in non-volatile memory. The received update code is stored in a first portion of the non-volatile memory, while pointers identifying storage locations of respective sets of the update code are written to a second portion of the non-volatile memory device. An update process is then performed with the update code by using the pointers to locate the respective sets and assembling the update code. Updated firmware and software images are then written to the non-volatile memory device to complete the update.

Abstract: Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to receive a disable command from a remote network location to disable a plurality of memory read operations associated with a networked device, authenticate the remote network location using a controller associated with the networked device, and disable the plurality of memory read operations using the controller. Receipt of an enable command may re-enable memory read operations after confidence in the device has been restored.

Abstract: An architecture for a nonvolatile memory includes an embedded authentication block and an update engine processing device.

Abstract: A program different than an operation system may be utilized to partially update an original image of system code. In one embodiment, operating system code may be adaptively stored and updated within a non-volatile storage device across at least two different memories into at least two code objects based on the relative utilization of the system code in the two code objects. Operating system patching or application and driver updates may be provided without re-writing an entire image of operating system code in some embodiments. The tuning of operating system code storage may be implemented based on a usage pattern of the operating system code on a device in some cases.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically creating and storing statically compiled native code from platform independent bytecodes such as may be found in a Java™ multi-media application is described. A method and apparatus may be utilized that may include receiving a compressed multi-media application, decompressing the multi-media application into bytecode, compiling and may include optimizing the bytecode, in some embodiments, into optimized native code, saved for future invocation. Additionally, security features may be provided to prevent the utilization of compressed multi-media code in some embodiments.