Patent attributes
A system and method for efficiently measuring on-die power supply voltage are described. In various implementations, an integrated circuit includes at least one or more processors and on-chip memory. The on-chip memory has a higher security level than off-chip memory. One of the one or more processors is designated as a security processor. During the processing of the multiple boot steps of a bootup operation, the security processor initializes a message queue in on-chip memory. The security processor also loads multiple modules from off-chip memory into the on-chip memory. The processor executes the multiple loaded modules in an order based on using the message queue to implement inter-module communication among the plurality of boot modules. The security processor transfers requested data between modules using messages from the modules and data storage of the message queue. The modules are completed without reloading any modules from off-chip memory.
