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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Anton Blanchard, Marrickville, AU;
Milton Devon Miller, Ii, Austin, TX (US);
Todd Alan Venton, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Anton Blanchard, Marrickville, AU;
Milton Devon Miller, II, Austin, TX (US);
Todd Alan Venton, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for monitoring a device in a data processing system. A register associated with the device is accessed from a reduced function processor core through a connection between the register for the device and the reduced function processor core. The device is monitored using the value of the register.