Delayed breakpoints
US7840947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Transactional programming promises to substantially simplify the development and maintenance of correct, scalable, and efficient concurrent programs. Designs for supporting transactional programming using transactional memory implemented in hardware, software, and a mixture of the two have emerged recently. Unfortunately, conventional debugging programs are often inadequate when employed in relation to code that employs transactional memory and new or modified techniques are needed. Implementations of delayed breakpoints are described that provide programmers with the benefits of breakpoints in transactional code, while minimizing the side-effects of breakpoints placed inside atomic block.
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