Instrumentation injection for common language runtime

Details Instrumentation injection for common language runtime Instrumentation injection for common language runtime

2003-11-10

2008-09-02

Bullock, Jr., Lewis A. (Department: 2193)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C717S148000, C717S158000, C714S035000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07421682

ABSTRACT:
An exemplary media implementation precipitates a device to perform actions including: determining if an instruction of a line of common intermediate language (CIL) code meets a predetermined exception-related criterion; and if so, injecting a decision point in association with the instruction of the line of CIL code, the decision point enabling a decision as to whether an exception is to be thrown with respect to the instruction. An exemplary device implementation includes: instrumented CIL code that includes a test couplet corresponding to a decision point and an associated instruction, the associated instruction capable of causing a fault; a decision runtime library that is adapted to evaluate the test couplet to selectively decide whether to throw an exception with respect to the associated instruction; and a common language runtime component that interprets the decision point so as to call the decision runtime library prior to executing the associated instruction.

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