CN102968362A

CN102968362A - Method for detecting integrity of PCIE (peripheral component interface express) equipment in system start-up process

Info

Publication number: CN102968362A
Application number: CN2012104747768A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 颜伟
Original assignee: Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-11-21
Filing date: 2012-11-21
Publication date: 2013-03-13

Abstract

The invention provides a method for detecting integrity of PCIE (peripheral component interface express) equipment in a system start-up process. The method comprises a PCIE equipment detection module, a test result display module and a data comparison module, and comprises the following concrete realization process: test results are compared and displayed in a PCIE equipment detection process; if the test results are completely matched, the system continuously runs, and the test result display module automatically restarts to start a next test after the data results are displayed by the test result display module; and if the test results are not matched, the system stays at the current environment, the data results are displayed by the test result display module. Compared with the prior art, according to the method for detecting the integrity of the PCIE equipment in the system start-up process, high reliability between the PCIE equipment and a mainboard is ensured, and indexes of the system in a compatibility aspect are increased, thereby the stability of the system is promoted.

Description

Detect the method for PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process

Technical field

The present invention relates to computer card development and testing field, be specifically related to detect in a kind of system boot process the method for PCIE appliance integrality.

Background technology

The development of various development and testing methods is to be accompanied by the development of computer technology, that is to say, from the computer technology birth, people just are being the higher more stable computer system effort of pursuit, the process of this effort comprises the process of integrated circuit board exploitations at different levels, and means of testing is as a part indispensable in the performance history, also in the development of computer process in occupation of more and more important position.Between decades, can say that development and testing blank in every particular is being filled up in the renewal of means of testing in the past, the computer platform of each stable operation all is the checking of having experienced a lot of test formulas and method of testing.Nowadays, the continuous renewal of computer platform, the gordian technique that relates to is also being constantly updated, and therefore, the continuous lifting of development and testing technology just seems particularly important.

In the computer nowadays system applies, no matter be server platform or desktop computer platform, the application of PCIE equipment has reached a climax, therefore at the integrated circuit board design field, it is particularly important that compatibility test between PCIE equipment and mainboard seems, comprising the integrity detection of PCIE equipment in system starting process, must strictly test this point in the development phase as the tester.

Based on this, now provide the method that detects the PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process.

Summary of the invention

Technical assignment of the present invention is in the deficiencies in the prior art, and the method that detects the PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process is provided.

Technical scheme of the present invention realizes in the following manner, detects the method for PCIE appliance integrality in this a kind of system boot process, comprises PCIE equipment Inspection module, test result display module and correlation data module, and its specific implementation process comprises:

1), PCIE device detection procedure: when start, detect the situation of all PCIE equipment on the current mainboard by PCIE equipment Inspection module, and generate the PCIE list of devices;

2), test result contrast and showing: the PCIE list of devices that generates in the above-mentioned steps by with the correlation data module in the contrast of contrast standard: if complete coupling, system continues operation, and test result shows mould

Piece shows that to the data result rear autoboot tests next time; If do not mate, system then rests under the current environment, and the test result display module shows the data result.

Described PCIE equipment Inspection module operates under DOS environment or the EFI SHELL environment, is responsible for detecting all PCIE equipment in the tested machine, judges quantity and the type of PCIE equipment.

PCIE equipment Inspection module in the technique scheme is the core of method of testing of the present invention, is responsible for detecting the situation of all PCIE equipment on the current mainboard, and generates the PCIE list of devices; The test result display module mainly is responsible for the processing to the data result, and can simply directly be shown to the tester to the result, can also get off outcome record; The correlation data module mainly provides a contrast standard, and this standard can also can be taken certain correct data that once detects with checking good data, and its data layout is identical with the form of PCIE equipment Inspection module.

The beneficial effect that the present invention compared with prior art produces is:

Detect the method for PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process of the present invention take PCIE equipment Inspection module as core, by the automatic long-play of system, constantly remove to check the state of PCIE equipment in the system, can be in real time the result feedback of each run out, also outcome record can be got off simultaneously convenient follow-up checking; The present invention can be applied in the development phase, by the testing authentication to different PCIE equipment, guarantees mainboard to the compatibility of different PCIE equipment, thereby promotes stability and the reliability of whole system platform.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing 1 is testing process schematic flow sheet of the present invention.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the method that detects the PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process provided by the present invention is described in detail below.

As shown in Figure 1, detect the method for PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process, comprise

PCIE equipment Inspection module: the built-in PCIE device scan of this PCIE equipment Inspection module formula, PCIE is scanned, it operates under DOS environment or the EFI SHELL environment, be responsible for detecting all PCIE equipment in the tested machine, judge quantity and the type of PCIE equipment, and generate the PCIE list of devices that detects.

The test result display module: its built-in data are the compare instrument relatively, the main processing of being responsible for the data result, can show PASS or FAIL at screen, and the state variation by mainboard LED lamp shows the result, can also get off outcome record, and specific operation process is: when showing PASS on the screen, GPIO controls led state, green Chang Liang, counter increases 1, the record number of times; When showing FAIL on the screen, GPIO controls led state, red flicker.

The correlation data module: mainly provide a contrast standard, this standard can also can be taken certain correct data that once detects with checking good data, and this module is as shown in the table

SLOT number	Vendor id	Device id
			Slot1	8086	10EC
Slot2	1000	0073
			…	?	?
Slotn	?	?

Its form is identical with the tabulation that PCIE equipment Inspection module generates.

Based on above-mentioned three modules, its specific implementation process comprises:

2), test result contrast and showing: the PCIE list of devices that generates in the above-mentioned steps by with the correlation data module in the contrast of contrast standard: if complete coupling, system continues operation, and the test result display module shows that to the data result rear autoboot tests next time; If do not mate, system then rests under the current environment, and the test result display module shows the data result.

With reference to the accompanying drawings 1, with the example that is applied as under the DOS environment, content of the present invention with an instantiation implementation procedure is described.

In this method of testing, PCIE equipment Inspection module is the core, and it mainly is to be responsible for collecting all PCIE number of devices and types in the current system.For example certain system supports 1 X1 PCIE slot, 2 X16 PCIE slots, 3 X8 PCIE slots, we connect a network interface card at the groove of X1, connect two video cards on the groove of X16, connect three RAID cards on the groove of X8, make all SLOT of system have PCIE equipment to exist.

The first step: after system's startup entered the DOS environment, PCIE equipment Inspection module can know whether have equipment to exist on the corresponding SLOT by the device ID that reads equipment on the different PCIE SLOT, and can generate the PCIE of a system list of devices.

Second step: the PCIE list of devices that the first step generates can compare with the normal data that is stored under the DOS, if mate fully, then can show PASS, and the LED lamp that is used for reaction result shows green and Chang Liang, and system can test by autoboot next time.If data are not mated, show FAIL under the DOS, the LED lamp that is used for reaction result shows red and flicker, can record that to restart number of times for reference, system can be parked under the DOS environment.

Claims

1. detect the method for PCIE appliance integrality in the system boot process, it is characterized in that: comprise PCIE equipment Inspection module, test result display module and correlation data module, its specific implementation process is:

2. detect the method for PCIE appliance integrality in a kind of system boot process according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described PCIE equipment Inspection module operates under DOS environment or the EFI SHELL environment, be responsible for detecting all PCIE equipment in the tested machine, judge quantity and the type of PCIE equipment.