Patent ID: 7086060
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of dynamically checking a set of one or more resource controls associated with resource consumption of newly added software to an operating system, the method comprising: while the operating system is executing, integrating resource controls associated with the newly added operating system software into a set of one or more resource controls already associated with the operating system before addition of the newly added operating system software, wherein integrating the resource controls associated with the added operating system software includes registering the resource controls associated with the newly added operating software with the operating system, wherein each of one or more resource controls in the integrated set of one or more resource controls identifies one or more resources, each of the set of resource controls having one or more limiting values associated therewith; in response to a request for one of the resources by an operating system entity, determining whether usage of one of the one or more resources by the operating system entity exceeds one of the limiting values in the integrated set of one or more resource controls, corresponding to the requested one of the resources; and granting the requested one of the resources to the operating system entity if the limiting value has not been exceeded.