Detecting a deadlock condition by monitoring firmware inactivity during the system IPL process
US8230429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1417
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Illustrative embodiments manage deadlock in a data processing system during an IPL process that includes monitoring the usage of locks in the Hardware Object Model (HOM) of the data processing system. The process further includes detecting a deadlock condition in response to an indication of the IPL process in the data processing system entering a hung state when at least one lock is in use. The process also includes handling the deadlock condition by performing one or more of the following: recording error information for the deadlock condition, and terminating the IPL process.
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