Selective dump method and apparatus
US5293612A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/885
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and process for providing a memory dump of less than the entire contents of memory is provided. The memory locations to be dumped are selected on the basis of recency of use, so that there is a high probability that portions of memory needed for analysis or evaluation of the computer system will be included in the selective dump. Preferably, the select ion is made on the basis of information or hardware which is already provided in the computer system. In one preferred embodiment, memory to be dumped is selected on the basis of memory locations encoded for by a translation lookaside buffer.
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