Restoring programs after operating system failure
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKulvir S. Bhogal, William Griffith, Mark W. Talbot
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Abstract
A state restoration unit tracks opening and closing of programs within a computer operating system. Responsive to detecting opening and closing of programs, a state restoration structure is updated. After the computer operating system restarts from a failure, the state restoration structure is accessed. The state restoration unit restores those of the programs indicated as open in the state restoration structure.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- tracking opening and closing of programs within a computer operating system;
- updating a state restoration structure based, at least in part, on said tracking opening and closing of the programs within the computer operating system;
- after the computer operating system restarts from a failure, accessing the state restoration structure;
- and
- restoring those of the programs indicated as open in the state restoration structure.
A computer program product for restoring programs after operating system failure, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to,
- track opening and closing of programs within a computer operating system;
- update a state restoration structure based, at least in part, on the computer readable program code tracking opening and closing of the applications within the computer operating system;
- and
- use the state restoration structure to restore those of the programs indicated as open in the state restoration structure after the computer operating system restarts from a failure.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a network interface coupled with the processor;
- and
- a state restoration unit operable to,
- track opening and closing of programs within a computer operating system;
- update a state restoration structure based, at least in part, on the state restoration unit tracking opening and closing of the programs within the computer operating system;
- after the computer operating system restarts from a failure, access the state restoration structure;
- and
- restore those of the programs indicated as open in the state restoration structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.