Device state capture during operating system dump
US9317356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0721
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for generating a system dump data structure based on device state data. A system dump operation is initialized in a data processing system and a device dump is requested by a dump manager from a device coupled to the data processing system. A collection scope data structure and disruption vector corresponding to the device are retrieved. The collection scope data structure specifies a set of one or more functions in the device for which to collect state data. The disruption vector specifies, for each of the one or more functions, a corresponding level of disruption that will be caused by the device dump. The device dump data is collected from the device in accordance with the collection scope data structure and the disruption vector and the system dump data structure is generated based on the collected device dump data.
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