Multiple fault location in a series of devices

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and data processing system for locating hardware faults occurring in multiple devices in a data processing system is disclosed. The devices have a scanning order in which the devices (or at least information regarding the devices) are scanned to analyze any possible error condition. When a new error is detected in a device, an identification of the device is stored in a data structure. If another error is detected and causes the devices to be scanned again, the scanning process will skip over the device whose identity is stored in the data structure so that the new error can be located.

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