Collection driver for collecting system data using record based requests with tag lists and pausing all but one thread of a computer system

摘要

A method for parsing a linked list to extract data therefrom includes the step of constructing a record list having a list element descriptor descriptive of data to be retrieved from a linked list. The method also includes the steps of following a list head locator of the list element descriptor to a head of the linked list, following links to a node of the linked list, interpreting a tag of the list element descriptor to locate data of the node, and extracting data from the node.