Patent ID: 8010843
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for software debugging, said system comprising: a target computer comprising a system management bus coupled to an adapter, said adapter configured to (a) receive debugging commands in a first format from a debugger application executed on a host computer via an interface corresponding to the first format and (b) convert the debugging commands in the first format compatible with the interface to debugging commands in a second format compatible with the system management bus, said target computer configured to execute a basic input/output system (BIOS), the BIOS including a debugger module configured to receive and respond to the debugging commands in the second format from the adapter via the system management bus, the debugger module being stored inside the BIOS; and the host computer comprising an input/output port coupled to the adapter, said host computer configured to execute the debugger application for transmitting the debugging commands in the first format compatible with the interface via the input/output port to the debugger module.