Method and apparatus for handling nested faults
US7640450B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0793
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for handling nested faults including the steps of determining whether a fault is a first level fault, responding to a determination of a first level fault by saving a first amount of state sufficient to handle a first level fault, and responding to a determination of a nested fault by saving an additional amount of state before handling the fault.
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