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Method and system for detecting program deadlock

US8490095B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2011
Grant dateJul 16, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/524
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and/or system for detecting deadlock, comprising: obtaining lock information related to locking operation in a program; generating a first lock graph based on the obtained lock information, wherein each node in the first lock graph comprises a set of locks comprising at least one lock and a set of program locations comprising at least one lock location; extracting a strongly connected sub graph in the first lock graph; unfolding the strongly connected sub graph in the first lock graph to generate a second lock graph, wherein each node in the second lock graph comprises a single lock; and extracting a strongly connected sub graph in the second lock graph, the strongly connected sub graph in the second lock graph indicating a deadlock in the program.

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