Debugger thread identification points
US6378125B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3698
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system, program product and method to facilitate debugging of multi-threaded computer programs by identifying threads that interact with program elements such as instructions or variables. For instance, after program execution is halted by a break point, a user may request retrieval of an identification of all threads encountering a certain statement number. Moreover, the program element may be implemented as a thread identification control point in a manner similar to a break point, utilizing a break point table to determine whether a system exception is due to a break point or to a thread identification control point. If the latter, program execution continues after storing the thread identifier in a record for the thread identification control point in the break point table.
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