Mechanism for tracing during boot

Details Mechanism for tracing during boot Mechanism for tracing during boot

2008-07-01

2008-07-01

Vo, Ted T (Department: 2191)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C717S130000, C717S131000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07395528

ABSTRACT:
A method for tracing an instrumented program on a system during booting, including loading object code defining enabling information into a property file associated with a tracing framework, rebooting the system, processing the property file to enable the tracing framework, wherein enabling the tracing framework comprises creating an anonymous consumer state, and tracing the instrumented program using the enabled tracing framework.

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