System and method for profiling processes in a computing system
US7725882B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing the environment of software processes in a computer system. A computer system comprises a processor and at least one process environment comprising one or more environment variables. The processor executes one or more processes, intercepts the launch of a process, sets at least one environment variable to a first value, and continues the launch of the process. Setting the environment variable may enable a profiler process. The processor may set at least one environment variable for the process to a value which is chosen irrespective of a value of the environment variable of a parent process of the process. Further, the processor may set at least one environment variable for the process to a default value if a data repository does not contain an entry that has an identification which corresponds to the process.
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