Method for prioritizing bus errors

A computer program product, in a computer-readable medium, for prioritizing bus errors in a data processing system, comprising:

• a) instructions for executing a subsystem test on a first subsystem from a plurality of subsystems on a bus system, wherein the subsystem test on the bus system is specific to the first subsystem;
• (b) instructions for receiving an output in response to executing the subsystem test;
• and
• (c) instructions for, in response to the output indicating an error on the first subsystem, assessing a severity level based on the error.

A data processing system comprising:

• at least one bus system;
• a communications unit connected to the at least one bus system;
• a memory connected to the at least one bus system, the memory including a set of instructions;
• and
• a processor connected to the at least one bus system, wherein the processor executes the set of instructions from the memory to (a) execute a subsystem test on a first subsystem from a plurality of subsystems on the bus system, wherein the subsystem test on the at least one bus system is specific to the first subsystem, (b) receive an output in response to executing the subsystem test, and (c) in response to the output indicating an error on the first subsystem, assessing a severity level based on the error.

A system for prioritizing bus errors in a data processing system, comprising:

• (a) executing means for executing a subsystem test on a first subsystem from a plurality of subsystems on a bus system, wherein the subsystem test on the bus system is specific to the first subsystem;
• (b) receiving means for receiving an output in response to executing the subsystem test;
• and
• (c) assessing means for, in response to the output indicating an error on the first subsystem, assessing a severity level based on the error.