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Software component self-scrubbing

US8205118B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael E. Lyons · Voiron, FR
Bruce Mealey · Austin, US
Basu Vaidyanathan · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2009
Grant date	Jun 19, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/106
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Software components “self-scrub” to improve software reliability, serviceability and availability (RAS). Each component designates a routine to perform a component level consistency check on major data structures and to verify the state of component. This is performed as an on-going task during the life of the component. The component registers an entry point with the system to receive notification of scrubbing parameter changes. The entry point is also called with the request to perform component-scrubbing operations. The entry point functions are responsible for executing within limitations on central processing unit (CPU) usage and memory footprint when performing scrubbing operations.

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