Patent ID: 6763441
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system for using ancillary processors to speed critical data capture, comprising:a computer, including: a first processor; at least one secondary processor; and a central storage memory comprising: a primary partition associated with said first processor; and at least one secondary partition associated with said at least one secondary processor; wherein a portion of said central storage memory is reserved by said primary partition as a capture pool, said capture pool not accessible by said at least one secondary partition; and a request for critical data capture received at said primary partition from said at least one secondary partition, said request for critical data capture including a list of memory address ranges for critical data to be captured from said at least one secondary partition; wherein said data capture is performed by said primary partition by: reading said critical data directly from said at least one secondary partition using said memory address ranges in said list; and writing said critical data to said capture pool.