Abstract: A rapid access pouch system includes an outer pouch having an inner storage compartment defined by a front surface, a back surface, two closed side surfaces, an open end, and a closed end. An inner tray is sized and shaped to fit within the inner storage compartment. The inner tray is semi-rigid. The inner tray includes a handle that protrudes out of the open end of the inner storage compartment when the inner tray is positioned inside the outer pouch. The open end of the outer pouch comprises a closing mechanism operably adapted for rapidly converting the outer pouch between an open configuration and a closed configuration. One or more outer storage pockets are fixedly attached to the front surface of the outer pouch, and the outer storage pockets have openings that are adjacent to the closed end of the outer pouch.

Abstract: A holster for attaching an item to a garment includes a baseplate having a central portion and a peripheral portion. The baseplate is made of a rigid or semi-rigid material. The central portion of the baseplate includes a first opening that is sized and shaped to accommodate a belt, strap, or MOLLE webbing. The holster additionally includes a plurality of notches in the peripheral portion of the baseplate. The plurality of notches are sized and shaped to accommodate a tethering member passing therethrough. The holster may be attached to the garment by engagement between the opening in the baseplate and the garment. The item to be carried in the holster is strapped to the holster with the tethering member. The holster may be provided as part of a kit that includes a top plate and the tethering member.

Abstract: For updating a basic input output system (BIOS) code stored in a non-volatile memory (NVM) included in an information handling system (IHS), a plurality of conditions permitting the updating of the BIOS stored in the NVM from a memory of the IHS are verified. The contents of the memory are preserved by disabling interrupts and disabling bus masters capable of causing a change in the contents of the memory. The BIOS stored in the NVM is updated from the memory. A user interface is provided to display status of the updating of the NVM to improve user experience. Upon completion of the updating the IHS is reset by enabling a cold reboot, thereby enabling the changes made to the BIOS to take effect.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing processors during a system management interrupt caused from a memory hot plug event in multiple processor systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for synchronizing processors during an assertion of a system management interrupt (SMI) in an information handling system including, for each processor, identifying whether the processor is an interrupt handling processor assigned to perform processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI or a non-interrupt handling processor not assigned to perform the processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI. The method further includes creating a task structure operable to cause non-interrupt handling processors to perform at least one task for each interrupt handling processor. The method further includes automatically performing the at least one task during the SMI for each non-interrupt handling processor.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing processors during a system management interrupt caused from a memory hot plug event in multiple processor systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for synchronizing processors during an assertion of a system management interrupt (SMI) in an information handling system including, for each processor, identifying whether the processor is an interrupt handling processor assigned to perform processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI or a non-interrupt handling processor not assigned to perform the processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI. The method further includes creating a task structure operable to cause non-interrupt handling processors to perform at least one task for each interrupt handling processor. The method further includes automatically performing the at least one task during the SMI for each non-interrupt handling processor.

Abstract: A system and method for processing system management interrupts in multiple processor systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for processing a system management interrupt (SMI) in an information handling system including, for each processor, identifying whether the processor is an interrupt handling processor assigned to perform processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI or a non-interrupt handling processor not assigned to perform the processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI. The method further including, for each non-interrupt handling processor, setting the non-interrupt handling processor into a wait for Start-up Inter-Processor Interrupt (SIPI) mode. The method further including, for the interrupt handling processor, performing the processing tasks necessary for resolving the SMI such that upon entry into a SMI handler the interrupt handling processor enters and exits the SMI handler without synchronization with the non-interrupt handling processors.

Abstract: Option ROMs associated with information handling system processing components is selectively disabled to reduce the time associated with one or more boots of the information handling system, such as during deployment of applications after manufacture of the information handling system. An Option ROM selector module identifies one or more Option ROMs to disable at a boot, such as Option ROMs associated with processing components that are not needed for deployment of applications, and communicates the disabled Option ROMs to an Option ROM boot execution controller of the information handling system, such as with SMBIOS tokens. At a subsequent boot, the Option ROM execution controller prevents the BIOS from loading disabled Option ROMs for execution so that boot time is reduced with impact to the deployment of applications.

Abstract: A system and method for processing interrupts in a multiple processor system involves the use of uniquely addressable semaphores, each of which is associated with a processor of the multiple processor system and indicates whether the processor is in interrupt mode.

Abstract: A system and method for interrupt processing includes a technique for exiting from interrupt mode in multiple processor systems. Those processors that were in a suspended or halt state immediately before entering the interrupt mode are released immediately with reference to the resolution of the interrupt condition. Those processors not responsible for the processing tasks associated with resolving the interrupt condition serially exit from interrupt mode on a time-delayed basis following the resolution of the interrupt condition.