System and method of implementing a virtual data modification breakpoint register

A method of implementing a virtual data modification breakpoint register (V-DMBR) for isolating data modifications or corruptions comprising:

• having a compiler insert into a program at compile time commands to copy data stored at a monitored memory address into a second memory address, to compare the data stored at the monitored memory address with the data stored at the second memory address on each function call exit and to generate a call-stack dump if there is a difference between the data in the monitored memory address and the data in the second memory address for isolating data modifications or corruptions.

A computer program product on a computer readable medium for implementing a virtual data modification breakpoint register (V-DMBR) for isolating data modifications or corruptions comprising:

• code means for inserting a memory address to be monitored into a program;
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• code means for executing said program, said executing code means including a copying of data stored at the monitored memory address into a second memory address, a comparing of the data stored at the monitored memory address with the data stored at the second memory address on each function call exit, and a generating of a call-stack dump if there is a difference between the data in the monitored memory address and the data in the second memory address.

A computer program product on a computer readable medium for implementing a virtual data modification breakpoint register (V-DMBR) for isolating data modifications or corruptions comprising:

• code means for having a compiler insert into a program at compile time commands to copy data stored at a monitored memory address into a second memory address, to compare the data stored at the monitored memory address with the data stored at the second memory address on each function call exit and to generate a call-stack dump if there is a difference between the data in the monitored memory address and the data in the second memory address for isolating data modifications or corruptions.

A computer system for implementing a virtual data modification breakpoint register (V-DMBR) for isolating data modifications or corruptions comprising:

• at least a storage system for storing code data;
• and
• at least one processor for processing the code data to insert a memory address to be monitored into a program and to execute the program to copy data stored at the monitored memory address into a second memory address, to compare the data stored at the monitored memory address with the data stored at the second memory address on each function call exit, and to generate a call-stack dump if there is a difference between the data in the monitored memory address and the data in the second memory address.

A computer system for implementing a virtual data modification breakpoint register (V-DMBR) for isolating data modifications or corruptions comprising:

• at least a storage device for storing code data;
• and
• at least a processor for processing the code data to have a compiler insert into a program at compile time commands to copy data stored at a monitored memory address into a second memory address, to compare the data stored at the monitored memory address with the data stored at the second memory address on each function call exit and to generate a call-stack dump if there is a difference between the data in the monitored memory address and the data in the second memory address for isolating data modifications corruptions.