Patent ID: 9075634
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of resolving conflicting symbols comprising: receiving an indication that a first symbol should be added to a symbol resolution data structure, wherein the first symbol is associated with a first symbol name, wherein the first symbol is associated with a first client of an operating system; in response to said receiving the indication that the first symbol should be added to the symbol resolution data structure, determining that the first symbol name exists in a default symbol resolution data structure; in response to said determining that the first symbol name exists in the default symbol resolution structure, receiving a first request to resolve the first symbol, wherein the first request comprises an identifier of the first client of the operating system; in response to said receiving the first request to resolve the first symbol, receiving a second request to resolve the first symbol, wherein the second request comprises an identifier of a second client of the operating system; in response to said receiving the second request to resolve the first symbol, wherein the first client of the operating system and the second client of the operating system each comprise one of a workload partition, a compatibility runtime environment workload partition, and an application.