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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2000
Patrick H. Dussud, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian D. Harry, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting and indicating pointers in an ephemeral region of memory in a computing system includes monitoring stored memory for pointers; detecting if there are pointers above the ephemeral range; and if there are not pointers above the ephemeral range, then testing if a pointer is above a lower limit of the ephemeral range without testing if the pointer is also below an upper limit of the ephemeral range. A system for detecting and indicating pointers in an ephemeral region of memory in a computing system includes a monitor module, a pointer module, and a lower limit module. The monitor module monitors stored memory for pointers. The pointer module detects if there are pointers above the ephemeral range. The lower limit module tests if a pointer is above a lower limit of the ephemeral range without testing if the pointer is also below an upper limit of the ephemeral range, if there are not pointers above the ephemeral range.