摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for performing a crash dump in a data processing apparatus in which memory for running the crash dump routine is allocated during crash. <P>SOLUTION: The method comprises running a first routine to identify memory locations of data for use by a second routine; allocating memory for performing the second routine from a memory range that does not contain the identified memory locations; and running the second routine using the allocated memory, wherein the first routine can use smaller data sizes and does not perform any input or output to nonvolatile storage of the data to be dumped. When a memory range that is safe to be reused has been identified, the data stored therein can be dumped and then memory for performing the second routine can be allocated from the memory range and be reused for performing the second routine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT</p> |