Setting and getting system debug flags by name at runtime

Details Setting and getting system debug flags by name at runtime Setting and getting system debug flags by name at runtime

1996-03-29

1998-06-23

Cosimano, Edward R.

395682, G06F 944

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057713855

ABSTRACT:
In a computing system, debug flags for software development, testing, and debugging of a module of the operating system are retrieved and set. The module under development is provided with a debugging message handler and a lookup table of debugging flags. The table maps the debugging flags to memory locations containing the present state of the flags. A debugging message is generated at the application-level by a user desiring to monitor or alter the state of the debugging flags. The debugging message handler decodes the debugging message using the table, and the module reports or alters the debugging flag accordingly. In this manner, real-time program evaluation and control can be achieved without the conventional debugging software packages.

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