Failed process reporting
US8776093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/524
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An application programming interface (API) that leverages operating system instrumentation to provide a chain of threads and processes may alleviate some debugging complications. Specifically, the chain may start with the first thread in the process that experienced the original failure and end with the last thread upon which the first thread directly or indirectly depends. The API may aid debugging efforts by classifying all threads related or dependent upon an original failed thread into specific categories of failures, requesting further information from the originating OS concerning specific failed threads, and using that information to debug the failed application or process more thoroughly.
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