JP2020027554A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To select profile information associated with information on a current setting of an information processing device and information on a current configuration thereof, thereby reducing the size of boot data which is obtained according to the profile information in comparison with when profile information is not selected.SOLUTION: In a profile storage unit 40, one or more pieces of profile information, each of which is associated with information on a setting of an information processing device 100 and information on a configuration thereof, are stored. A profile selection unit 50 selects profile information associated with information on a current setting of the information processing device 100 and information on a current configuration thereof from among the one or more pieces of profile information stored in the profile storage unit 40. A boot data acquisition unit 60 obtains boot data necessary for a next boot of the information processing device 100 according to the profile information selected by the profile selection unit 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing device and a program.

  Patent Document 1 discloses that data developed in a volatile memory from the start of activation to a specific point in time after the start of activation is allocated to data used for creating a snapshot image and data stored in a swap device. Electronic equipment is described. The electronic device of Patent Literature 1 determines which data is used for creating a snapshot image by profiling, and the profiling is performed when a page fault that occurs when data is read from a storage device or a swap device to a main memory. It is executed by taking history.

  Patent Document 2 describes an image forming apparatus that captures a change state of a startup file after an initialization process and switches between an initialization process using a startup image and an initialization process based on an updated startup file. I have. The image forming apparatus of Patent Literature 2 compares, at the time of a shutdown request, a startup file of any device specified by the startup image with a corresponding saved startup file to determine whether the state has changed, If it is determined that the state of the boot image has changed, the boot image stored in the storage unit is deleted.

  Patent Document 3 discloses that a user specifies which hibernation area is to be used when starting an operating system, checks information on the specified hibernation area, and terminates the previous operating system by a hibernation interrupt. In this case, an information processing system that performs a recovery process using the information of the designated hibernation area when the information processing is performed is described.

JP 2014-178913 A JP 2013-4044 A JP-A-2002-324012

  For example, as described in Patent Literatures 1 to 3, apparatuses and systems that execute a startup process using a snapshot image or a hibernation function are known. For example, an attempt has been made to speed up the startup processing of an apparatus or a system by using a snapshot image or hibernation function to narrow down startup data used for startup processing.

  However, even if the start-up data is narrowed down, the time required for the start-up processing increases as the size of the start-up data increases. On the other hand, simply reducing the size of the start-up data may result in the loss of data required for the start-up process, resulting in a longer time required for the start-up process.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce the size of start-up data by selecting profile information associated with information on the current setting and information on the current configuration of the information processing apparatus, thereby reducing the time required for the start-up processing. To keep it short.

  The invention according to claim 1 is an information processing apparatus, and means for storing profile information that defines start-up data to be used after the start of the information processing apparatus. A storage unit for storing one or more pieces of profile information associated with the information about the setting and the information about the configuration of the information processing apparatus; Means for selecting profile information associated with the information on the settings of the information processing apparatus and the information on the current configuration of the information processing apparatus, and acquiring the start-up data in accordance with the selected profile information before the next start-up is started An information processing apparatus comprising:

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, before the next startup is started, the startup data acquired according to the selected profile information is snapped to a nonvolatile storage area. It is stored as a shot image, and after the next boot is started, the boot data stored as the snapshot image is expanded in a volatile storage area, and the expanded boot data is used. An information processing apparatus for executing a startup process.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the second aspect, before the next startup is started, provisional startup processing using the selected profile information is executed to generate startup data. An information processing apparatus, which is developed in the volatile storage area, and stores the developed start-up data as the snapshot image in the nonvolatile storage area.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, before the next boot is started, the boot data acquired according to the selected profile information is expanded in a volatile storage area. In addition, the information processing apparatus is characterized in that after the next boot is started, a boot process is performed using the expanded boot data.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, before the next start-up is started, provisional start-up processing using the selected profile information is executed to start-up data. The information processing apparatus is developed in the volatile storage area.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a history of use of the start-up data by the already-executed start-up process is analyzed and priority is given to each start-up data. An information processing apparatus, further comprising: means for deriving a degree, and means for adding activation data in order from the higher priority to the selected profile information and updating the profile information. is there.

  The invention according to claim 7 is a function of storing profile information defining startup data to be used after the start of the computer in the computer, the information relating to the settings of the computer and the configuration of the computer. Function for storing one or more pieces of profile information associated with information related to the information about the current setting of the computer and information about the current configuration of the computer from the stored one or more pieces of profile information. Is a program for realizing a function of selecting profile information associated with. And a function of acquiring activation data in accordance with the selected profile information before the next activation is started.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the profile information associated with the information on the current setting and the information on the current configuration of the information processing apparatus is selected, the size of the startup data is reduced and the time required for the startup process is reduced. Be shorter.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a start-up process using a snapshot image of start-up data obtained according to profile information corresponding to the current setting and the current configuration of the information processing apparatus is realized.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a snapshot image of the start-up data developed in the volatile storage area by the temporary start process.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the start-up process using the start-up data previously developed in the volatile storage area according to the current setting of the information processing apparatus and the profile information according to the current configuration is realized.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the start-up data used after the next start is started can be expanded in the volatile storage area before the next start is started.

  According to the invention of claim 6, updating of the profile information according to the actual situation of the start-up processing is realized.

  According to the invention of claim 7, since the profile information associated with the information on the current settings of the computer and the information on the current configuration is selected, the size of the startup data is reduced and the time required for the startup process is reduced. .

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an information processing apparatus 100 which is one of specific examples of an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating profile information according to user settings and a system configuration. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a specific example 1 of a shutdown process. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a specific example 2 of the shutdown process. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a startup process.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an information processing apparatus 100 which is one specific example of a mode (embodiment) for carrying out the invention. The information processing apparatus 100 of the specific example illustrated in FIG. 1 includes components illustrated with reference numerals.

  The control unit 10 controls the entire information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. The control unit 10 performs overall control according to, for example, various programs. The control unit 10 may be realized using an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU or a processor.

  The volatile storage unit 20 is used as a work storage area for the control unit 10. For example, at least a part of the storage area included in the volatile storage unit 20 is used as a volatile storage area. The volatile storage unit 20 may be realized using a volatile storage device such as a random access memory (Random Access Memory).

  The non-volatile storage unit 30 stores data related to an OS (Operating System) program and various application programs. In addition, for example, at least a part of the storage area included in the nonvolatile storage unit 30 is used as a nonvolatile storage area. The nonvolatile storage unit 30 may be realized using a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD).

  The profile storage unit 40 stores profile information that defines startup data (startup data) to be used after the startup of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 has been started. The profile storage unit 40 stores one or more pieces of profile information associated with information on the settings of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 and information on the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. The profile storage unit 40 may be realized by using a non-volatile storage device such as an HDD or an SSD.

  The profile selection unit 50 is associated with information on the current setting and information on the current configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 from one or more pieces of profile information stored in the profile storage unit 40. Select profile information.

  The start data acquisition unit 60 performs the necessary operations for the next start of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the profile information selected by the profile selection unit 50 before the next start of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. Get start data (start data). The start-up data acquisition unit 60 acquires, for example, data specified in the profile information as start-up data from data on various programs and data of various files stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 30.

  The image processing unit 70 stores the boot data acquired according to the profile information in a nonvolatile storage area as a snapshot image. The image processing unit 70 stores the boot data acquired by the boot data acquisition unit 60 in accordance with the profile information selected by the profile selection unit 50 in the nonvolatile storage unit 30 as a snapshot image, for example.

  Further, after the start using the snapshot image is started, the image processing unit 70 expands the start data stored as the snapshot image in a volatile storage area. The image processing unit 70 expands, for example, boot data stored as a snapshot image in the nonvolatile storage unit 30 to a storage area of the volatile storage unit 20.

  The use history analysis unit 80 analyzes the history of use of the start data by the already executed start processing, and derives a priority for each start data. The priority is an index indicating the degree of priority (degree), and, for example, a higher (larger) priority is associated with the activation data determined to be preferentially used. The use history analysis unit 80 derives the priority of the start data by analyzing the history (use history) of the start data used in the start process executed in the past of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1, for example. I do.

  The profile processing unit 90 updates the profile information stored in the profile storage unit 40 as necessary based on the result of the analysis by the usage history analysis unit 80. The profile processing unit 90 adds, for example, activation data to the profile information selected by the profile selection unit 50 in ascending order of priority derived by the use history analysis unit 80, thereby obtaining the profile information. May be updated.

  The information processing apparatus 100 of the specific example shown in FIG. 1 may be realized using, for example, one or more computers. The computer includes an arithmetic device such as a CPU, a storage device such as a memory or a hard disk, a communication device using a communication line such as the Internet, a device that reads data from a storage medium such as an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or a card memory, and a display. And hardware devices such as an operation device for receiving an operation from a user.

  Then, for example, a program (software) corresponding to at least a part of the functions of the plurality of parts provided with reference numerals included in the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is read into a computer, stored in a memory or the like, and By the cooperation of the hardware resources provided in the software and the read software, at least a part of the functions of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is realized by the computer. The program may be provided to a computer (information processing apparatus 100) via a communication line such as the Internet, for example, or may be stored in a storage medium such as an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or a card memory and stored in a computer (information processing apparatus 100). ) May be provided.

  Further, the information processing apparatus 100 of the specific example shown in FIG. 1 may have an image output function. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 may be a multifunction apparatus having a plurality of image output functions (at least some of functions such as a print function, a scanner function, a copy function, and a facsimile function). . Note that the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 may be an apparatus having only one of a plurality of image output functions.

  The overall configuration of the specific example illustrated in FIG. 1 is as described above. Next, a specific example of the processing realized by the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. In addition, about the structure (part) shown in FIG. 1, the code | symbol of FIG. 1 is utilized in the following description.

  In the profile information used by the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1, start data used (used in the start processing) after the start of the information processing apparatus 100 is defined. For example, profile information indicating a list (list) of programs and files used in the activation process may be used.

  The profile information is stored in the profile storage unit 40. The profile storage unit 40 stores one or more pieces of profile information associated with information on the settings of the information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 and information on the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. One specific example of the information regarding the setting is a user setting of the information processing apparatus 100, and one specific example of the information regarding the configuration is the system configuration of the information processing apparatus 100.

  The user setting is information on a user who uses the information processing apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 (for example, set by the user), and includes, for example, one or more setting items. Specific examples of the setting items of the user setting include, for example, a language setting (which language is used), application information (which application is used), a UI setting (setting regarding a display mode of a user interface screen), and the like. Is included.

  The system configuration is information on the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. Specific examples of the system configuration include, for example, a data storage capacity of a system memory (for example, the volatile storage unit 20), a data storage capacity of a storage device (for example, the nonvolatile storage unit 30), and a version of software used by the information processing apparatus 100. And so on. If the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 is an apparatus having an image output function, for example, information such as the type of a device such as a scanner, the presence or absence of a color image processing function (whether only black and white), the presence or absence of a finisher, etc. May be included in the system configuration.

  The information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 executes an operation according to, for example, a user setting and a system configuration. The information processing apparatus 100 uses, for example, application programs and files selected according to user settings and the system configuration. Therefore, if the setting content of the user setting and the configuration content of the system configuration are different, programs and files used in the startup process may be different. Therefore, the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 uses a plurality of pieces of profile information according to the user settings and the system configuration.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a plurality of pieces of profile information according to the user settings and the system configuration. In the specific example shown in FIG. 2, at least a part of the setting content is different between the user setting A and the user setting B, and at least a part of the configuration content is different between the system configuration X and the system configuration Y.

  In the specific example shown in FIG. 2, (1) the profile information P1 is associated with the combination of the user setting A and the system configuration X, and (2) the profile information P2 is associated with the combination of the user setting B and the system configuration X. (3) Profile information P3 is associated with a combination of user setting A and system configuration Y, and (4) Profile information P4 is associated with a combination of user setting B and system configuration Y. Note that profile information may be associated with combinations of user settings and system configurations other than the specific examples illustrated in FIG. 2.

  Further, a combination of a plurality of pieces of profile information may be used. For example, in the specific example shown in FIG. 2, if there is no profile information P4, the profile information P2 relating to the user setting B (corresponding to the system configuration X) and the profile information P3 relating to the system configuration Y (corresponding to the user setting A) are obtained. A combination of two pieces of profile information may be used as profile information associated with the user setting B and the system configuration Y.

  The information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 selects profile information associated with information on the current setting and information on the current configuration from a plurality of pieces of profile information stored in the profile storage unit 40, and selects the selected profile information. Obtain startup data according to. Therefore, a specific example of the processing executed by the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram (flowchart) illustrating a specific example 1 of a shutdown process performed by the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1. For example, when the user operates the power switch of the information processing apparatus 100 to instruct power-off, the processing of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 3 is started.

  When the shutdown process illustrated in FIG. 3 is started, first, information on the current setting and information on the current configuration are checked (S301). For example, the information processing apparatus 100 checks the content of the current user setting and the content of the current system configuration.

  Next, it is confirmed whether the information regarding the setting and the information regarding the configuration have been changed (S302). The information processing apparatus 100 checks, for example, whether or not the contents of the current user settings and the contents of the current system configuration have been changed from the time when the previous boot process was executed to the current time (the time of confirmation in S302).

  If the information about the settings and the information about the configuration have been changed, it is checked whether there is profile information associated with the information about the current configuration after the change and the information about the current configuration after the change ( S303), if there is profile information associated with the information on the current configuration after the change and the information on the current configuration after the change, the profile information is selected (S304). For example, the profile selection unit 50 determines whether there is profile information associated with the current user setting of the information processing apparatus 100 and the current system configuration in one or more pieces of profile information stored in the profile storage unit 40. Check if there is any profile information associated with the current user settings and the current system configuration, and select that profile information.

  When the profile information is selected, the information processing device 100 executes a restart process (S305). If the information on the setting and the information on the configuration have not been changed in the processing of S302, the restart processing is executed without selecting the profile information. Also, in the process of S303, even when there is no profile information associated with the information on the current setting after the change and the information on the current configuration after the change, the restart process is executed without selecting the profile information. Is done.

  When the restart processing is executed, the information processing apparatus 100 starts an OS (Operating System) and an application (S306). For example, in the process of S306, a startup process independent of profile information (for example, common to all profile information) is performed.

  Subsequently, it is confirmed whether or not the profile information is selected (S307). For example, the information processing apparatus 100 checks whether or not the profile information has been selected in the process of S304.

  If the profile information is selected, the startup data is obtained according to the profile information (S309), and a snapshot image is created (S310). For example, the start-up data obtaining unit 60 obtains data specified in the profile information as start-up data from data on various programs and data of various files stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 30. Further, the image processing unit 70 stores the boot data acquired by the boot data acquiring unit 60 in the nonvolatile storage unit 30 as a snapshot image. In the next startup process, the snapshot image is used.

  On the other hand, if the profile information has not been selected in the confirmation in S307, it is confirmed whether or not there is a snapshot image used by the information processing apparatus 100 in the previous boot process (S308). If there is no snapshot image used in the previous activation process, acquisition of activation data according to the profile information is not executed, and a snapshot image is created (S310). In the next startup process, the snapshot image is used.

  When the snapshot image is created, the information processing apparatus 100 executes a system suspend process (S311), and the shutdown process illustrated in FIG. 3 ends. If it is determined in step S308 that there is a snapshot image used in the previous boot process, the information processing apparatus 100 executes a system suspend process (S311), and the shutdown process illustrated in FIG. 3 ends. . If there is a snapshot image used in the previous boot process, that snapshot image is also used in the next boot process.

  In the specific example 1 of the shutdown processing illustrated in FIG. 3, after the shutdown processing ends, the supply of power to the volatile storage unit 20 (for example, a random access memory) is stopped, and the storage contents of the volatile storage unit 20 are erased. May be done.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram (flowchart) illustrating a specific example 2 of the shutdown process executed by the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1. For example, when the user operates the power switch of the information processing apparatus 100 to instruct power-off, the processing of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 4 is started.

  In the specific example 2 of the shutdown processing shown in FIG. 4, the processing from S401 to S406 is the same as the processing from S301 to S306 in the specific example 1 of the shutdown processing shown in FIG. Therefore, the description of the processing from S401 to S406 in FIG. 4 is omitted, and the processing from S407 will be described.

  In the process of S407, it is confirmed whether or not the profile information has been selected. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 checks whether the profile information is selected in the process of S404 (the same as the process of S304).

  If the profile information is selected, boot data is obtained according to the profile information (S408), and the obtained boot data is expanded in a volatile storage area (S409). For example, the start-up data obtaining unit 60 obtains data specified in the profile information as start-up data from data on various programs and data of various files stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 30. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 expands (stores) the boot data acquired by the boot data acquiring unit 60 in the storage area of the volatile storage unit 20. In the next startup process, the startup data expanded in the storage area of the volatile storage unit 20 in the process of S409 is used.

  When the boot data is expanded in the volatile storage area, the information processing apparatus 100 performs a system suspend process (S410), and the shutdown process illustrated in FIG. 4 ends. If the profile information is not selected in the confirmation in S407, the processes in S408 and S409 are not executed, the information processing apparatus 100 executes the system suspend process (S410), and the shutdown illustrated in FIG. The process ends.

  In the specific example 2 of the shutdown processing illustrated in FIG. 4, after the shutdown processing ends, power supply to the volatile storage unit 20 (for example, a random access memory) is continued, and the storage content of the volatile storage unit 20 is maintained. Is done.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram (flowchart) illustrating a specific example of the startup process executed by the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. For example, after the information processing apparatus 100 is shut down according to the specific example 1 (FIG. 3) or the specific example 2 (FIG. 4) of the shutdown processing, the user operates the power switch of the information processing apparatus 100 to instruct the power-on. Thus, the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is started.

  When the activation process illustrated in FIG. 5 is started, first, the information processing apparatus 100 executes a system resume process (S501). For example, when the shutdown is performed according to the specific example 1 (FIG. 3), the information processing apparatus 100 stores the startup data stored as the snapshot image in the nonvolatile storage unit 30 in the shutdown processing according to the specific example 1 in the volatile storage unit 20. Is developed (stored) in the storage area. Further, for example, when the shutdown is performed according to the specific example 2 (FIG. 4), the startup data already developed in the storage area of the volatile storage unit 20 in the shutdown processing of the specific example 2 is used. In this way, the information processing apparatus 100 reproduces the state during the startup (for example, the state in which the processing in S306 in FIG. 3 or S406 in FIG. 4 is completed).

  Next, the remaining processing of the application is executed (S502). The information processing apparatus 100 starts from a state in the middle of booting (for example, a state in which the processing of S306 in FIG. 3 or S406 in FIG. 4 is completed) by using boot data developed in the storage area of the volatile storage unit 20. Execute the processing of the remaining applications to complete the startup processing.

  Since the data used for the remaining processing of the application is expanded in advance in the storage area of the volatile storage unit 20 (for example, a random access memory), the data is used at a higher speed than when the data is read from the nonvolatile storage unit 30. Processing (remaining processing of the application) is realized.

  After the start-up process is completed, the information processing apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 may execute, for example, the process of updating or creating the profile information exemplified in S503 to S506. First, an analysis of the activation process up to the previous time is performed (S503). For example, the use history analysis unit 80 analyzes the use history of the start data by the already executed start process, and derives the priority for each start data.

  For example, a higher (larger) priority is associated with the activation data determined to be preferentially used. The priority of each piece of the start data is, for example, the frequency at which the start data is included in other profile information different from the target profile information (for example, the profile information selected in S304 of FIG. 3 or S404 of FIG. 4), the start data It may be determined using the order of access to the files, the size of the startup data, the compression rate of the startup data (when the startup data is compressed), and the like.

  When the analysis of the boot process up to the previous time is performed and the priority for each boot data is derived, the boot data is added to the profile information according to the priority (S504). The addition of the activation data is repeated until the termination condition is satisfied (S505). For example, the profile processing unit 90 selects the target profile information (for example, the profile information selected in S304 of FIG. 3 or S404 of FIG. 4) from the one with the highest priority derived by the use history analysis unit 80. Add startup data in order. The profile processing unit 90 adds activation data in order of priority, for example, until the total size of activation data or the total number of activation data included in the profile information reaches a predetermined upper limit.

  Thus, the startup information is added and the profile information is updated (S506). For example, the startup data is added to the profile information selected in S304 in FIG. 3 or S404 in FIG. 4 in the processing in S504 and S505 in FIG. 5, and the updated profile information is stored in the profile storage unit 40. For example, if no profile information is selected in S304 of FIG. 3 or S404 of FIG. 4, new profile information may be created by the start data added in the processing of S504 and S505 of FIG.

  In the specific examples described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, if the profile information associated with the current user setting and the current system configuration is selected, the profile information is selected as compared with the case where the profile information is not selected. The size of the startup data obtained according to the information is reduced.

  For example, in order to use profile information that does not depend on user settings and system configurations, profile information that covers a plurality of user settings and startup data required for a plurality of system configurations is required. On the other hand, if the user selects the profile information associated with the current user setting and the current system configuration, for example, the profile information narrowed down to the startup data necessary for the current user setting and the current system configuration may be used. Therefore, the size of the startup data is smaller than when no profile information is selected. In addition, when the size of the startup data is reduced, the startup processing time is shorter than when the size of the startup data is large.

  As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the above-described embodiments are merely examples in every aspect, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. The present invention includes various modifications without departing from the essence thereof.

  Reference Signs List 10 control unit, 20 volatile storage unit, 30 nonvolatile storage unit, 40 profile storage unit, 50 profile selection unit, 60 startup data acquisition unit, 70 image processing unit, 80 usage history analysis unit, 90 profile processing unit, 100 information Processing equipment.

Claims (7)

An information processing device,
Means for storing profile information defining start-up data to be used after the start of the information processing apparatus, the information being associated with information on settings of the information processing apparatus and information on a configuration of the information processing apparatus Storage means for storing the obtained one or more pieces of profile information;
Selecting means for selecting, from the one or more stored profile information, profile information associated with information on a current setting of the information processing apparatus and information on a current configuration of the information processing apparatus;
Acquisition means for acquiring start-up data according to the selected profile information before the next start-up is started,
Having,
An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
Before the next boot is started, boot data acquired according to the selected profile information is stored as a snapshot image in a nonvolatile storage area,
After the next boot is started, the boot data stored as the snapshot image is developed in a volatile storage area, and a boot process is performed using the developed boot data.
An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,
Before the next start is started, provisional start processing using the selected profile information is executed to expand start-up data in the volatile storage area, and the expanded start-up data is stored in the volatile storage area. Storing the snapshot image in a non-volatile storage area,
An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
Before the next boot is started, the boot data acquired according to the selected profile information is expanded in a volatile storage area,
After the next boot is started, execute the boot process using the expanded boot data.
An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,
Before the next start is started, a temporary start process using the selected profile information is executed to expand start-up data in the volatile storage area,
An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Means for analyzing the history of use of the start-up data by the already executed start-up process and deriving a priority for each start-up data;
Means for updating the profile information by adding start-up data in order from the higher priority to the selected profile information,
Further having
An information processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. On the computer,
A function of storing profile information defining start-up data to be used after the start of the computer is started. One or more of the profile information is associated with information on the setting of the computer and information on the configuration of the computer. A function of storing profile information,
A function of selecting, from the one or more stored profile information, profile information associated with information on a current setting of the computer and information on a current configuration of the computer,
A function of acquiring start-up data according to the selected profile information before the next start-up is started,
The program that realizes.

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