US 8,799,716 B2 · Heap dump occurrence detection

Abstract

Detection of heap dump occurrence is facilitated through maintenance of a heap dump location registry. The heap dump location registry indicates tools for which heap dump occurrence is to be detected. Based on periodically referencing the heap dump location registry, it is determined whether heap dump of a tool of the one or more tools has occurred. In one embodiment, startup and shutdown events of the tool are tracked to update execution status and process identifiers in the heap dump location registry, and the periodically references determines based on the indicators whether heap dump has occurred for the tool. In another embodiment, a heap dump location for heap dumps of the tool is obtained from the registry and the heap dump location is checked for the presence of heap dump files, which presence indicates occurrence of a heap dump for the tool.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

maintaining, by a processor, a heap dump location registry, the heap dump location registry indicating one or more tools for which heap dump occurrence is to be detected and comprising one or more registrations of one or more heap dump locations for heap dumps of the one or more tools;
and
subsequent to occurrence of a heap dump of a tool of the one or more tools, detecting occurrence of the heap dump of the tool, the detecting comprising periodically referencing the heap dump location registry and determining, based on the referencing, whether the heap dump has occurred for that tool.

A computer system comprising:

a memory;
and
a processor, in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method comprising:
maintaining a heap dump location registry, the heap dump location registry indicating one or more tools for which heap dump occurrence is to be detected and comprising one or more registrations of one or more heap dump locations for heap dumps of the one or more tools;
and
subsequent to occurrence of a heap dump of a tool of the one or more tools, detecting occurrence of the heap dump of the tool, the detecting comprising periodically referencing the heap dump location registry and determining, based on the referencing, whether the heap dump has occurred for that tool.

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A computer program product comprising:

at least one non-transitory medium readable by a processor and storing instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method comprising:
maintaining a heap dump location registry, the heap dump location registry indicating one or more tools for which heap dump occurrence is to be detected and comprising registrations of heap dump locations for heap dumps of the one or more tools;
and
subsequent to occurrence of a heap dump of a tool of the one or more tools, detecting occurrence of the heap dump of the tool, the detecting comprising periodically referencing the heap dump location registry and determining, based on the referencing, whether the heap dump has occurred for that tool.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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