Patent ID: 9658871
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a computing system that is part of a software execution service, instructions to execute an indicated software program that has an associated bootstrap package for use in performing bootstrap operations for the software program; initiating, by the computing system, executing of the software program on a host computing system and loading of the bootstrap package on the host computing system to cause performance of the bootstrapping operations for the executing software program, wherein the executing software program uses a defined file system on the host computing system, and wherein the performance of the bootstrapping operations includes incorporating a distinct file system used by the bootstrap package into a portion of the defined file system on the host computing system that is not otherwise used by the executing software program; and after completion of the performance of the bootstrapping operations, continuing executing the software program on the host computing system using the defined file system.