Hewlett-packard Company

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Silicon Graphics, Incorporated

Michey N Mehta

Mark William McDowell

Manoj Dadoo

Dmitry Lenkov

Shankar Unni

Bruno Melli

Salil Pradhan

Andrew James Palay

Scott Alan Rhine

Mark D Hennecke

Ruslan Meshenberg

David M Bernardo

According to one embodiment, a request is received for executing a process on a computer. Information is accessed for a plurality of cells associated with the computer. A cell is selected that is the preferred candidate among the plurality of cells for executing the process using memory, which resides on the selected cell, based, at least in part, on the accessed information and the request.

Selecting a cell that is a preferred candidate for executing a process

Method and apparatus for pre-allocation of system resources to facilitate garbage collection

A system and method for compiling and linking a source file is described. A compiler generates class information pertaining to object-oriented classes referenced in the source file. The class information is sufficient to enable a linker to resolve class definitions and to perform class relocation operations. The compiler also generates an object file from the source file. The object file includes the class information. The compiler generates the object file such that resolution of class definitions and performance of class relocation operations are delayed until operation of the linker. A linker links the object file potentially with at least one other object file or shared library to thereby generate an executable file or shared library. The linker uses the class information contained in the object file to resolve class definitions and to perform class relocation operations.

System and method for enabling, without recompilation, modification of

The present invention comprises a computer-based system and method for generating meaningful symbolic debug information in translator-based software compilation systems. The present invention includes a translator, a compiler, a merger, and a debugger. The compiler and translator each generate symbolic debug information for a source code. The merger combines the debug information generated by the compiler and translator into a final debug information. The final debug information completely and accurately describes the source code. The debugger uses the final debug information to completely and accurately display the original source code, and to efficiently and effectively use actual variable and function names (from the original source code) when working with variables and functions.

Generating symbolic debug information by merging translation and

The present invention is directed to computer software compilation systems and methods which support run-time data type identification of objects in computer programming languages which support polymorphism. The present invention comprises translators, compilers, and debuggers. The compiler and translator store modified debug information in an object code file. The modified debug information contains information regarding either multiple virtual tables or concatenated virtual tables. A debug lookup table is constructed from the modified debug information. The debugger uses the debug lookup table to determine the actual data types of the objects, and to completely and accurately display and modify the objects' contents. Also, innovative type inquiry operators reference the concatenated virtual tables to determine the actual data types of the objects during run-time. The operation of the compiler, translator, and debugger is transparent to computer programmers and operators. Therefore, the compiler, translator, and debugger support run-time data type identification of the objects in the computer programs in a user-friendly and error-free manner.

System and method for supporting run-time data type identification of

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Michey N Mehta