Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Testing or debugging
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Dam, Tuan (Department: 2192)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Testing or debugging
C717S149000, C711S141000, C711S147000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07007267
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for transparently writing to shared memory when debugging a multiple processor system. In this method, a software memory map reflecting the memory usage of the processors in the system to be debugged is created. Two or more debug sessions associated with processors in the system are activated. When a debug session makes a write request to a shared memory location, a check is made to see if the processor associated with that debug session has write access to the shared memory location. If it does, that processor is used to execute the write. If it does not, the software memory map is searched to find a processor that does have write access to the shared memory location and that processor is used to execute the write.
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Ali Imtaz
Buser Mark L.
Hunter Jeff L.
Lee Bruce W. C.
Brady III W. James
Dam Tuan
Marshall, Jr. Robert D.
Yigdall Michael
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