CN107203391A - Firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method - Google Patents

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CN107203391A
CN107203391A CN201710130765.0A CN201710130765A CN107203391A CN 107203391 A CN107203391 A CN 107203391A CN 201710130765 A CN201710130765 A CN 201710130765A CN 107203391 A CN107203391 A CN 107203391A
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The present invention relates to a kind of firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method.According to the exemplary aspect of the present invention, firmware activation equipment includes acquisition device, the acquisition device is used to obtain active region selection signal and effective information signal, the active region selection signal specifies the firmware program to be activated between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas, and the effective information signal includes the information relevant with the validity of active region selection signal;Firmware determining device, the firmware determining device is used to determine the activation firmware to be activated based on active region selection signal and effective information signal;And firmware sets device, the firmware set device be used for will activation firmware be set to it is executable.

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Firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method
The application is based on the Japanese patent application No. 2016-053568 submitted on March 17th, 2016 and requires that its is excellent The rights and interests first weighed, its entire disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The application is related to firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method, and is more particularly to used for controller and optics receipts Send out the firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method of device.
Background technology
In recent years, with the progress and variation of information communication service, it is desirable to which optical communication network has Large Copacity and flexible Property.As a result, hot plug optical transceiver is mainly used for the optical transceiver that fiber optic network is connected, to start in system operatio Add or substitute afterwards optical transceiver.
The example of such optical transceiver is described in Japanese patent application Laid-Open No.2014-150426.In Japan The relevant optical transceiver that patent application is determined described in open No.2014-150426 is to be used to 100Gbps (gigabits/second) pass CFP (Centum shapes-Factor Pluggable) of defeated hot plug optical transceiver module etc..
Relevant optical transceiver include controller with CPU (CPU) and memory and optical transmitting set- Receiver.Memory includes ROM (read-only storage) and RAM (random access memory) of the storage for the firmware of controller. CPU performs the computer program for the firmware being stored in ROM etc., and thus CPU controls optical transmitting set-reception as overall Device.
ROM includes the first memory bank, the second memory bank and the 3rd memory bank.First memory bank includes bootstrap area sum According to area.Bootstrap is stored in bootstrap area, and memory bank switch data is stored in data field.
The bootstrap being stored in bootstrap area serves as a part for the firmware of optical transceiver.CPU is drawn by performing Helical pitch sequence active controller.The memory bank switch data of storage within a data area is to indicate controller in the second memory bank and the 3rd The data of which memory bank are used between memory bank.That is, the memory bank switch data of storage within a data area is to indicate Which CPU performs between the application program being stored in the second memory bank and the application program being stored in the 3rd memory bank should With the data of program.CPU is with reference to the memory bank switch data stored within a data area and determines be stored in the second memory bank In application program and the application program that is stored in the 3rd memory bank between which application program performed.Here, it is stored in Application program during two storages and the 3rd memory bank are each serves as a part for the firmware of optical transceiver.
When CPU receives more new application by a series of signals of communication from external equipment, CPU is by renewal application journey Sequence is stored in the 3rd memory bank different from the second memory bank for storing the application program being being currently used.When CPU passes through A series of signals of communication from external equipment receive the switching command instruction of application program (it is, switching) when, CPU, which updates, to be deposited Store up the content of body switch data.Especially, when CPU receives switching command, CPU is to from storing currently used application program The content of memory bank switch data of the second memory bank to the 3rd memory bank of storage more new application be updated.
After those processing, CPU performs software-replacement.Because software-reset is the calculating that restarting is performed by CPU Machine program, rather than perform replacement optical transmitting set-receiver and eliminate data setting or RAM data.Correspondingly, if performed Software-reset, the instantaneous interruption for not occurring light emission signal and light receiving signal.
Therefore, can be in the case of not instantaneous interruption light emission signal and light receiving signal according to relevant optical transceiver More new procedures.
The content of the invention
The example purpose of the present invention is to provide firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method, and it solves problems with:It is based on Active region information activates one in multiple firmware programs, if by indicating that the firmware program that area's information is indicated breaks down, Then activation processing becomes complicated.
According to the exemplary aspect of the present invention, firmware activation equipment includes acquisition device, and the acquisition device is used to obtain Take active region selection signal and effective information signal, firmware of the active region selection signal in multiple memory areas are stored in The firmware program to be activated is specified between program, the effective information signal includes having with the validity of active region selection signal The information of pass;Firmware determining device, the firmware determining device is used for true based on active region selection signal and effective information signal Surely the activation firmware to be activated;And firmware sets device, the firmware sets device to be used to set in the activation firmware For what be can perform.
According to the exemplary aspect of the present invention, firmware Activiation method includes obtaining active region selection signal and effective information Signal, the active region selection signal specifies the firmware to be activated between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas Program, the effective information signal includes the information relevant with the validity of active region selection signal;Select to believe based on active region Number and effective information signal determine the activation firmware to be activated;And be set to activation firmware executable.
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The exemplary feature and advantage of the present invention will become obvious from being described below in detail in refer to the attached drawing.It is attached Figure is:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the configuration for the firmware activation equipment for illustrating the first example embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the configuration for the controller for illustrating the second example embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 A are the flow charts of the operation for the controller for illustrating the second example embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 B are the flow charts of the operation for the controller for illustrating the second example embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 C are the flow charts of the operation for the controller for illustrating the second example embodiment according to the present invention;And
Fig. 4 is the frame of the configuration for the optical transceiver for illustrating the controller including the second example embodiment according to the present invention Figure.
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[the first example embodiment]
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the configuration for the firmware activation equipment 100 for illustrating the first example embodiment according to the present invention.
According to the firmware activation equipment 100 of this example embodiment include acquisition device 110, firmware determining device 120 and Firmware sets device 130.
Acquisition device 110 obtains active region selection signal S11 and effective information signal S12, and active region selection signal S11 exists The firmware program to be activated is specified between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas, effective information signal S12 includes The information relevant with active region selection signal S11 validity.Firmware determining device 120 be based on active region selection signal S11 and Effective information signal S12 determines the activation firmware to be activated.Firmware sets device 130 to be set to can perform by firmware is activated 's.
The configuration enables uses active region selection signal S11 according to the firmware activation equipment 100 of this example embodiment And effective information signal S12 is come the determination activation firmware program between the firmware program of multiple memory areas is stored in.Even if depositing Storage is broken down in one of firmware program of multiple memory areas, it is also possible to is specified and activated by active region selection signal S11 It is stored in the firmware program in another memory areas.
That is, according to this example embodiment, multiple firmware programs are being activated for the moment, even if one of firmware program is sent out Raw failure, firmware activation equipment 100 also allows to activate another firmware program by simple process.
Here, firmware determining device 120 is configured to effective information signal S12 to determine active region selection letter Whether number S11 is effective.This allows to prevent active region selection signal S11 maloperations.Firmware determining device 120 can be configured For if it is determined that active region selection signal S11 effectively, then selects the firmware specified by active region selection signal S11 solid as activation Part.
Firmware activation equipment 100 may be configured to include storage device, and the storage device is used to store on described The information of firmware is activated, the information is named as active region information.In this case, firmware determining device 120 is based on having Imitate information signal S12 to determine whether active region selection signal S11 is effective, such as above-mentioned situation.Firmware determining device 120 can be by Be configured to if it is determined that active region selection signal S11 is invalid, then based on the active region information being stored in above-mentioned storage device come It is determined that activation firmware.
Next, will describe according to the firmware Activiation method of this example embodiment.
Included according to the firmware Activiation method of this example embodiment:First, active region selection signal and effective information are obtained Signal, active region selection signal specifies the firmware journey to be activated between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas Sequence, effective information signal includes the information relevant with the validity of active region selection signal.Based on active region selection signal and having Effect information signal determines firmware being activated, being named as activation firmware.Activation firmware is arranged to executable.
Here, it is determined that the processing of activation firmware can include determining that active region selection signal is based on effective information signal No effective processing.It can be configured as including if it is determined that active region selection signal effectively, then selects to be selected by active region The firmware that signal is specified is used as the processing for activating firmware.
Each of above-mentioned processing can be performed by computer.Here, computer is the control for being for example included in optical transceiver CPU (CPU) in device processed etc..Firmware active program can be used to make computer serve as acquisition device, consolidate Part determining device and firmware set device.
Here, acquisition device obtains active region selection signal and effective information signal, and active region selection signal is being stored in The firmware program to be activated is specified between firmware program in multiple memory areas, effective information signal includes selecting with active region Select the relevant information of the validity of signal.Firmware determining device is determined based on active region selection signal and effective information signal will The activation firmware being activated.Firmware set device will activate firmware be set to it is executable.
In this case, firmware determining device is configured to effective information signal to determine that active region is selected Whether effective select signal.It can be configured as if it is determined that active region selection signal effectively, then selects to be selected to believe by active region Number firmware specified is used as activation firmware.
It is as described above, journey is activated according to the firmware activation equipment 100 of this example embodiment, firmware Activiation method and firmware Sequence, is activating multiple firmware programs for the moment, even if one of firmware program breaks down, also can simply activate another firmware Program.
[the second example embodiment]
Next, the second example embodiment of the present invention will be described.Fig. 2 is to illustrate the second example according to the present invention The block diagram of the configuration of the controller 200 of embodiment.Controller 200 is to activate for example to be included in the control unit of optical transceiver CPU (CPU) etc. module.
Controller 200 includes CPU (processor) 210, volatile memory (first storage device) 220 and non-volatile Memory (the second storage device) 230.
CPU210 receives CPU commencing signals S20, active region selection signal S21 and effective information signal from external system 20 S22.Here, selection signal S21 in active region is to specify to be activated between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas Firmware program signal.Effective information signal S22 is to include the information relevant with active region selection signal S21 validity Signal.
By means of the chance for receiving CPU commencing signals S20, the guiding that CPU210 will be stored in nonvolatile memory 230 adds Carry the boot loader program area that device (bootloader) program P21 is loaded into volatile memory 220.CPU210 have from Read boot loader program P11 function in the address " n " of volatile memory 220.According to the first example embodiment, firmware swashs Equipment 100 living is configured by the boot loader program P11 being read into CPU210.
Boot loader program P11 is prior to the active region information P22 that is stored in nonvolatile memory 230, to join Examine active region selection signal S21 and effective information signal S22.Boot loader program P11 be based on active region selection signal S21 and Active region information P22 is come area that determine nonvolatile memory 230, to be stored with the firmware to be activated wherein.Here, it is false If nonvolatile memory 230 includes two active regions, it is, two active sides being made up of A sides and B sides.
According to above-mentioned determination, boot loader program P11 replicates the A sides being stored in nonvolatile memory 230 and consolidated The firmware P24 of part P23 or B sides, and it is arranged in the behaviour that CPU210 is operated that is used for being included in volatile memory 220 Make firmware area.That is, being arranged to executable as the activation firmware for the firmware to be activated.Boot loader program P11 is activated for consolidating that CPU210 is operated from the leading address (address " n1 ") in the operation firmware area in volatile memory 220 Part P12 is used as activation firmware.
As described above, according to this example embodiment, controller 200 includes boot loader program P11.Boot loader journey Sequence P11 receives CPU commencing signals S20, active region selection signal S21 to specify A sides or B sides as active side, and receives Effective information signal S22 prevents active region selection signal S21 maloperations.
Here, for example, boot loader program P11 reads active region selection signal S21 and effective information signal S22 pole Property, and determine nonvolatile memory 230, the active side (A sides or B sides) that is stored with the firmware to be activated wherein. Information prior to reading the active region being stored in nonvolatile memory 230, first carries out the determination of active side.Guiding loading Device program P11 activation is stored in the firmware in the active side being determined.
CPU210 is enabled to activate firmware according to the configuration of the controller 200 of this example embodiment, even if being stored in non- The corrupted data of one of the firmware program of active region of volatile memory 230.Implemented because being included according to this example Boot loader program P11 in the controller 200 of example preferentially reads active region selection signal S21 and effective information signal S22, and thus may determine that active side.That is, according to the controller 200 of this example embodiment, can be in CPU210 Upper activation is by the firmware in the active region (active side) specified from the control of the signal of external system 20.
As described above, in the controller 200 according to this example embodiment, boot loader program P11 is read into In CPU210, firmware activation equipment is configured by it.This realizes above-mentioned effect, that is, is activating multiple firmware programs for the moment, Even if one of firmware program breaks down, another firmware program also can be simply activated.
Next, the operation of the controller 200 according to this example embodiment will be described.Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C are to retouch State the flow chart of the operation of controller 200 according to this example embodiment.
The operation of CPU210 in active controller 200 will be described below.It is included in CPU in controller 200 from outside System 20 receives active region selection signal S21 and effective information signal S22 (step S201).CPU210 is received from external system 20 CPU commencing signal S20 (step S202).
Then, CPU210 reads boot loader program P21 from the address " N " of nonvolatile memory 230, and by its It is replicated in the address of volatile memory 220 " n " (step S203).The guiding being replicated in volatile memory 220 adds Device program P11 is carried to start to run (step S204) on CPU210.
Boot loader program P11 reads effective information signal S22 (step S205) and determines active region selection signal Effectively (step S206) whether S21.If effective information signal S22 is effective (step S206/ is), boot loader journey Sequence P11 reads active region selection signal S21 (step S207 in Fig. 3 B) and determined by swashing that active region selection signal S21 is indicated Side living is A sides or B sides (step S208).
If being A sides (step S208/ is), boot loader journey by the active region selection signal S21 active sides indicated Sequence P11 determines that address to be copied is that the firmware P23 of the A sides of nonvolatile memory 230 is stored in address therein " N2 " (step S209).Boot loader program P11 is by from relative with the active side of the A sides in nonvolatile memory 230 A sides firmware (FW) for the address " N2 " answered are copied in the address " n1 " of volatile memory 220 (step S210).
On the other hand, if being B sides (step S208/ is no) by the active region selection signal S21 active sides indicated, guide Loader program P11 determines that address to be copied is that the firmware P24 of the B sides of nonvolatile memory 230 is stored in wherein Address " N3 " (step S211).Boot loader program P11 is by the activation with the B sides in nonvolatile memory 230 B sides firmware (FW) of the corresponding address in side " N3 " are copied in the address " n1 " of volatile memory 220 (step S212).
If active region selection signal S21 invalid (step S206/ is no in Fig. 3 A), boot loader program P11 are read The active region information P22 (step 301 in Fig. 3 C) that is stored in nonvolatile memory 230 and determine that active side is A sides Or B sides (step S302).Subsequent processing is similar with above-mentioned steps (step S209 to S212 in Fig. 3 B).
Finally, for CPU210, the firmware P12 that is replicated in volatile memory 220 starts to transport on CPU210 Row (step S213);As a result, activation CPU210 operation is completed.
As described above, according to the controller 200 of this example embodiment, following effect can be obtained.Even if that is, The firmware for being stored in active side in nonvolatile memory 230, being indicated by active region information (A sides or B sides) is damaged, and is not had The firmware of damage can be activated from external system, by indicating another active side.This to include even in setting system After controller 200, it is possible to CPU210 is activated in installation environment.This eliminates needs and recalls such as CPU active modules The controller 200 of installation, even and if one of firmware program damage and expense may also be avoided to increase.
It can be installed according to the controller 200 of this example embodiment in optical transceiver.Such optical transceiver shows Example is illustrated in Fig. 4.Optical transceiver 300 includes the controller 200 according to this example embodiment, for launching by with data The light emitting devices 310 for the optical signal that the modulation laser of signal is obtained, and for being received by receiving reconciliation dim signal The optical pickup apparatus 320 of data-signal.Controller 200 controls the operation of light emitting devices 310 and optical pickup apparatus 320.
Here, optical transceiver 300 is for example, as the hot plug optical transceiver transmitted for 100Gbps (gigabit per second) CFP (Centum form pluggables) of module etc..Online upgrading function is (more in the MSA of the industry standard specification as CFP Source protocol) in specify.The function of online upgrading, including the firmware with both sides (A sides and B sides) in nonvolatile memory, With reference to the active side information on A sides and B sides, it is defined as specification.In this case, CPU activation failure can be by online Human error during updating operation causes.
However, according to the optical transceiver 300 of this example embodiment, it is as described above, it can prevent such problem from occurring.
As described above, the relevant optical transceiver described in Japanese patent application Laid-Open No.2014-150426, Being performed including CPU in the controller based on the memory bank switch data (active region information) being stored in ROM data field should With program (firmware).That is, CPU refers to active region information and performed be stored in the second memory bank or the 3rd memory bank Firmware.
Now, if firmware is faulty, the firmware being such as stored in the memory bank indicated by active region information is damaged, CPU can not perform firmware.In this case, relevant optical transceiver needs to perform the content for updating active region information respectively Processing be stored in firmware in other memory banks to perform.As a result, problem is by being included in about the control in optical transceiver The processing that device is performed becomes complicated.
Therefore, problem is in one in based on the multiple firmware programs of active region information activation, if believed by active region The firmware program that breath is indicated breaks down, then activation processing can become complicated.
It is, according to the firmware activation equipment and firmware Activiation method of the present invention, to swash according to the exemplary advantages of the present invention Multiple firmware programs living for the moment, even if one of firmware program breaks down, also can simply activate another firmware program.
Although the present invention is particular shown and described by reference to its example embodiment, the invention is not restricted to this A little embodiments.It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various forms and variations in detail can be made without departing from by claim The spirit and scope of the present invention of restriction.

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1. a kind of firmware activation equipment, including:
Acquisition device, the acquisition device is used to obtain active region selection signal and effective information signal, the active region selection Signal specifies the firmware program to be activated, the effective information letter between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas Number include the information relevant with the validity of the active region selection signal;
Firmware determining device, the firmware determining device is used to be based on the active region selection signal and the effective information signal To determine the activation firmware to be activated;And
Firmware sets device, and the firmware sets device executable for the activation firmware to be set to.
2. firmware activation equipment according to claim 1,
Wherein, the firmware determining device determines whether the active region selection signal has based on the effective information signal Effect, and if the firmware determining device determines that the active region selection signal effectively, then selects to be selected by the active region The firmware that signal is specified is used as the activation firmware.
3. firmware activation equipment according to claim 1, further comprises
Storage device, the storage device is used to store the information on the activation firmware, and the information is named as active region Information,
Wherein, the firmware determining device determines whether the active region selection signal has based on the effective information signal Effect, and if the firmware determining device determines that the active region selection signal is invalid, then based on the active region information come Determine the activation firmware.
4. firmware activation equipment according to claim 2, further comprises
Storage device, the storage device is used to store the information on the activation firmware, and the information is named as active region Information,
Wherein, the firmware determining device determines whether the active region selection signal has based on the effective information signal Effect, and if the firmware determining device determines that the active region selection signal is invalid, then based on the active region information come Determine the activation firmware.
5. a kind of controller, including:
Firmware activation equipment, the firmware activation equipment includes
Acquisition device, the acquisition device is used to obtain active region selection signal and effective information signal, the active region selection Signal specifies the firmware program to be activated, the effective information letter between the firmware program being stored in multiple memory areas Number include the information relevant with the validity of the active region selection signal;
Firmware determining device, the firmware determining device is used to be based on the active region selection signal and the effective information signal To determine the activation firmware to be activated;And
Firmware sets device, and the firmware sets device executable for the activation firmware to be set to;
It is configured as performing the processor of the activation firmware;
First storage device, the first storage device includes operation firmware area, and the operation firmware area is used to store by described The activation firmware of computing device;And
Second storage device, second storage device is used to store multiple firmware programs and the activation on the activation firmware Area's information,
Wherein, the firmware sets device that the activation firmware is arranged in the operation firmware area, and the activation is solid Part is included in the multiple firmware program being stored in second storage device.
6. controller according to claim 5,
Wherein, the firmware determining device determines whether the active region selection signal has based on the effective information signal Effect, and if the firmware determining device determines that the active region selection signal effectively, then selects to be selected by the active region The firmware that signal is specified is used as the activation firmware.
7. controller according to claim 5, further comprises
Storage device, the storage device is used to store the information on the activation firmware, and the information is named as active region Information,
Wherein, the firmware determining device determines whether the active region selection signal has based on the effective information signal Effect, and if the firmware determining device determines that the active region selection signal is invalid, then based on the active region information come Determine the activation firmware.
8. a kind of firmware Activiation method, including:
Active region selection signal and effective information signal are obtained, the active region selection signal is in multiple memory areas are stored in Firmware program between specify the firmware program to be activated, the effective information signal include and the active region selection signal The relevant information of validity;
The activation firmware to be activated is determined based on the active region selection signal and the effective information signal;And
The activation firmware is set to executable.
9. firmware Activiation method according to claim 8,
Wherein it is determined that activation firmware includes determining whether the active region selection signal has based on the effective information signal Effect, and if it is determined that the active region selection signal effectively, then select by the active region selection signal specify it is described solid Part is used as the activation firmware.
10. firmware Activiation method according to claim 8, further comprises
The active region information on the activation firmware is stored,
Wherein it is determined that the activation firmware includes whether determining the active region selection signal based on the effective information signal Effectively, and if it is determined that the active region selection signal is invalid, then determine that the activation is solid based on the active region information Part.
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