Data processing apparatus generates initialization schedule by sorting module order according to number of its dependencies for initializing data affecting execution of operational instructions
US6931521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44526
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of initializing application instructions on a processing system. An application (602) comprises a number of dynamically shared objects or modules. Each of these modules may include data structures (614) that require initialization. Modules are dependent upon each other, and a module initialization order is identified by automatically registering a module's dependencies in an initialization list (608) during module loading, processing module dependencies to identify all dependencies, and generating an initialization schedule (609). Module initialization (506) is then performed. Plug-in modules can be loaded and initialized after the application has started, and the plug-in schedule is appended to the initialization schedule. Finalization is performed in reverse order, when the application is closed.
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