Soldier-on mode to control processor error handling behavior
US8095829B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0793
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A global processor operating mode is used select whether a processor stops processing when an error is detected or ignores the error and continues processing while overriding values as needed to recover from the error. When a soldier-on mode is enabled the system attempts to recover from the error while also recording the error state of the first error in on-chip registers for later analysis. When the soldier-on mode is not enabled and an error occurs, the system stops processing and the error is reported up to the operating system.
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