Patent ID: 9400704
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for implementing distributed debug data collection and analysis for an input/output (I/O) adapter in a computer system comprising: triggering a base error collection sequence responsive to a predetermined triggering event; collecting adapter driver data and locking virtual function (VF) device drivers responsive to triggering the base error collection sequence; collecting adapter debug data and reinitializing the adapter including providing an indication to said VF device drivers if VF error data is to be collected; and unlocking the virtual function (VF) device drivers, allowing the VF device drivers to commence recovery of a respective virtual function (VF), wherein said predetermined triggering event includes a VF device driver initiating an adapter dump on the adapter, and wherein the method includes restricting the VF device driver from collecting the adapter dump.