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Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019

Filed:

May. 26, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Cary L. Bates, Rochester, MN (US);

Lee N. Helgeson, Rochester, MN (US);

Justin K. King, Rochester, MN (US);

Michelle A. Schlicht, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 11/36 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3624 (2013.01); G06F 9/44 (2013.01); G06F 9/44505 (2013.01); G06F 11/362 (2013.01); G06F 11/3644 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pre-initialized value of contents of a memory location is identified. A load value of contents loaded from the memory location by execution of a first instruction that loads from the memory location is also identified. A comparison is made between the load value and the pre-initialized value. Based on the comparison, a determination is made that the load value and the pre-initialized value are the same. In response to this determination, it is indicated that the first instruction contains an uninitialized memory reference.


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