Filesystem directory debug log

• US 8,112,675 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2006
• Issued: 02/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
• Inventors: Terrell, James R. II
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): KO, CHAE M
• Application Number:
  US11/536,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155347A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,958 Days
• Field of Search: 714/45, 714/57
• US Class Current: 714/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3644 by instrumenting at runtime

Abstract

A system for handling debug log messages in a computerized device under test that has a filesystem and a communications link. A virtual debug folder provides one or more virtual folders wherein the debug log messages are stored as synthesized filenames. The virtual folders are then viewable via the communications link as if actual folders of the filesystem and the synthesized filenames are viewable via the communications link as if actual filenames of the filesystem.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a virtual debug folder operable to provide at least one virtual folder, wherein said at least one virtual folder is operable to store a plurality of debug messages as a plurality of synthesized filenames, wherein each synthesized filename of said plurality of synthesized filenames corresponds to a respective debug message of said plurality of debug messages, wherein said at least one virtual folder is viewable via a communications link as at least one actual folder of a filesystem, and wherein said plurality of synthesized filenames are viewable via the communications link as a plurality of actual filenames of the filesystem.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is controllable via the communications link to perform at least one folder-level operation on said at least one virtual folder equivalent to at least one folder-level operation of the filesystem, and wherein said virtual debug folder is further controllable to perform at least one file-level operation on said plurality of synthesized filenames equivalent to at least one file-level operation of the filesystem.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to escape the plurality of debug messages to accommodate restrictions placed on name composition by the filesystem.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to prepend a serialized value to said plurality of synthesized filenames to order said plurality of synthesized filenames.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to map said plurality of synthesized filenames to an order based on a preset criteria.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said preset criteria is associated with an order of receipt of said plurality of debug messages by said virtual debug folder.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to set fields in said plurality of synthesized filenames to values based on a preset criteria.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said preset criteria is associated with an order of receipt of said plurality of debug messages by said virtual debug folder.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to organize said plurality of synthesized filenames in said plurality of virtual folders based on a preset criteria.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to encrypt said plurality of synthesized filenames.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said virtual debug folder is operable to be selectively commanded via the communications link to show said plurality of synthesized filenames.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of debug messages are associated with a device under test.

13. A method of presenting a plurality of debug messages, the method comprising:

providing at least one virtual folder, wherein said at least one virtual folder is viewable via a communications link as at least one actual folder of a filesystem; and

creating a plurality of synthesized filenames in said at least one virtual folder based on the plurality of debug messages, wherein each synthesized filename of said plurality of synthesized filenames corresponds to a respective debug message of said plurality of debug messages, wherein said plurality of synthesized filenames are viewable via the communications link as a plurality of actual filenames of the filesystem.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

performing at least one folder-level operation on said at least one virtual folder equivalent to at least one folder-level operation of the filesystem; and

performing at least one file-level operation on said plurality of synthesized filenames equivalent to at least one file-level operation of the filesystem.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

escaping the plurality of debug messages to accommodate restrictions placed on name composition by the filesystem.

16. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

prepending a serialized value to said plurality of synthesized filenames to order said plurality of synthesized filenames.

17. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

mapping said plurality of synthesized filenames to an order based on a preset criteria.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said preset criteria is associated with an order of receipt of the plurality of debug messages.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein said creating said plurality of synthesized filenames further comprises creating said plurality of synthesized filenames in said at least one virtual folder based on a preset criteria.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

encrypting said plurality of synthesized filenames.

21. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

making said plurality of synthesized filenames viewable based on at least one command via the communications link.

22. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

setting fields in said plurality of synthesized filenames to values based on a preset criteria.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said preset criteria is associated with an order of receipt of said plurality of debug messages.