Fault-resistant just-in-time compiler
US8359496B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1497
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to techniques for potentially increasing the reliability and/or stability of systems having virtual machines that support multiple modes of execution. For example, as described herein, a virtual machine partitions a plurality of program instructions into a plurality of traces for execution by a virtual machine operating on a computing device, wherein the virtual machine has first and second modes of execution, and wherein each of the plurality of traces comprises one or more of the plurality of program instructions. The virtual machine applies the second mode of execution to a first trace in the plurality of traces and determines an error condition that is caused by the application of the second mode of execution to the first trace. After determining the error condition, the virtual machine applies the first mode of execution to the first trace to recover the virtual machine from the error condition.
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