Measuring an operating system's boot duration
US7516317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for measuring an operating system's boot duration are provided. The techniques include adding a startup application to an operating system's list of startup applications, determining when the startup application was invoked, and calculating a boot duration for the operating system. The techniques further include loading a log file containing indications of system activity occurring during a boot process, identifying a time interval having a peak system activity, identifying another time interval having a fraction of the peak system activity, and indicating that the boot process completes at a time during the second time interval.
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