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Collection driver for collecting system data using record based requests with tag lists and pausing all but one thread of a computer system

  • US 6,694,510 B1
  • Filed: 11/03/2000
  • Issued: 02/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A collection driver program product for accessing data of named executable modules of an operating system executing on a target machine, the operating system having version information, the collection driver program product comprising computer readable code stored on computer readable media, the computer readable code comprising code for:

  • receiving an input record list from the requestor containing records describing data to be captured;

    suspending execution of all threads running on the target machine except the collection driver program;

    interpreting the input record list and collecting operating system data specified by the input record list into a capture buffer;

    restarting execution of the suspended threads; and

    transmitting the capture buffer to the requestor.

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