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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Eugene Tilton, Washington, IL (US);
Steven C. Bray, Dunlap, IL (US);
Mark Matthew Hoffman, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Robert Eugene Tilton, Washington, IL (US);
Steven C. Bray, Dunlap, IL (US);
Mark Matthew Hoffman, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for detecting a memory stack fault. The method may include reserving a memory stack for executing software instructions. The method may also include enabling a debug unit and as the software instructions are execute, utilizing the debug unit to monitor a memory space adjacent to the memory stack. The method may further include identifying a memory stack fault if a write operation to the memory space is attempted.