System and method for providing a watchdog timer to enable collection of crash data
US9274894B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1441
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing a watchdog timer to enable collection of crash data is provided. Upon execution of certain operations, a source thread of an application initiates a watchdog thread that periodically sample state of data relating to the application. Should the operation not complete within a watchdog timeout period, the watchdog thread invokes a crash function to collect additional state data. At least a portion of the state data is stored for later analysis and debugging.
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