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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Dominic DeMarco, Hyde Park, NY (US);

Christopher Loers, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Alexander Smith, East Haddam, CT (US);

Brad D. Stilwell, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3684 (2013.01); G06F 11/3612 (2013.01); G06F 11/3636 (2013.01); G06F 11/3664 (2013.01); G06F 11/3676 (2013.01); G06F 11/3688 (2013.01); G06F 11/3692 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include methods and systems for improving test case coverage. Aspects of the invention include executing, by a processor, a first test case, where the first test case includes a plurality of system calls to an operating system. Prior to execution of each system call in the plurality of system calls in the first test case, executing, by the processor, a pre-exit instruction. Responsive to execution of the pre-exit instruction, collecting pre-exit system call data regarding each system call in the plurality of system calls for the first test case. The processor executes a post-exit instruction after completion of each system call in the plurality of system calls and responsive to execution of the post-exit instruction, collects post-exit system call data regarding each system call in the plurality of system calls for the first test case.


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