Method and system for tracking kernel resource usage

A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions to be executed by a processor for performing a method for tracking kernel resource usage comprising:

• generating a tag to charge a process allocated with kernel resources wherein generating a tag further comprises:
• determining whether a request for kernel resources is passed from an intermediate function using a worker thread;
• finding at least one link between the worker thread and the process;
• and,
• identifying the process that originated the request according to the found link between the worker thread and the process;
• determining whether the process is a kernel process;
• determining whether the process is a user process;
• flagging the tag with a kernel flag to indicate whether the process has been determined to be a kernel process, the flagging further comprising:
• generating a tag value to identify kernel resources allocated to a user process;
• saving a type of kernel resources allocated to the tag;
• and,
• saving a user process identifier to the tag to identify the process;
• flagging the tag with a user flag to indicate whether the process has been determined to be a user process based upon the determination step wherein the tag value and the type of kernel resources are saved in a first word of the tag, and the user process identifier is saved in a second word of the tag;
• determining whether the process is a first predefined process or a second predefined process;
• saving an identifier to the tag to identify whether the process is a first predefined process or a second predefined process based upon the determination step;
• determining whether the process has used more kernel usage than a threshold;
• and
• if the process kernel usage is above a threshold, aborting the process.