Layered Execution Pre-Boot Configuration for System Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional virtualization methods require complex maintenance and can be vulnerable to compatibility issues and security threats due to the complexity of virtual machines and their infrastructure, necessitating additional maintenance and potential security breaches.
Innovation Solution
A layered execution pre-boot configuration system that includes a base operating system, a layered execution environment, and a layered environment manager, which allows for the management and modification of execution layers without booting the system, enabling patching, disabling, or replacing components to improve stability and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional virtual machines are used to isolate applications and prevent conflicts, then application compatibility and system stability are improved, but device complexity and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the operating system into multiple isolated layers (kernel layer, system service layer, application layer) that can independently manage applications. This segmentation provides virtualization-like isolation without requiring full virtual machine infrastructure, thus improving application compatibility while reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a layered execution environment as an intermediary between applications and the kernel, which handles application execution, isolation, and resource management. This intermediary layer provides the necessary abstraction to prevent conflicts between applications and between applications and the kernel, reducing the need for complex virtual machine infrastructure.
2Reliability
If virtual machines are used to provide isolated execution environments, then conflicts between applications are prevented, but ease of operation and maintenance decrease due to additional IT personnel requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The layered execution environment provides self-service capabilities where the system automatically manages application isolation, resource allocation, and conflict resolution within the layered structure. This automation reduces the need for manual IT intervention and maintenance, making the system easier to operate while maintaining reliable application isolation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system boots with all components loaded to ensure full functionality, then adaptability is improved, but stability decreases due to vulnerability to exploits and endless reboot cycles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by allowing the system to load only essential kernel components during boot, with additional system services and applications being loaded on-demand into the layered execution environment. This approach maintains full system adaptability while improving stability by minimizing the attack surface and preventing endless reboot cycles caused by loading all components at startup.
Solution Approach 2:
The layered execution environment provides dynamic loading and unloading of system services and applications based on runtime requirements. This dynamic approach maintains full system functionality when needed while improving stability by keeping the system lightweight and secure during idle periods, avoiding the vulnerabilities associated with having all components permanently loaded.
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AI summary
The disclosure is directed to systems, apparatus, and methods for layered execution pre-boot configuration. In one example, a system includes a local computer, a base operating system, a layered execution environment, and a layered environment manager. The system may further include an environment update service and one or more layered environment data store(s). The system may, before booting the base operating system and layered execution environment, perform such modification operations as applying an operating system patch, applying a program patch, changing a layer activation property, disabling a program, replacing a program, changing a configuration file, and installing a driver.