Patent ID: 7240240

Claim:
A system for managing process state information in an operating system environment, wherein local memory used by an operating system is segregated into kernel space and user space, the system comprising: a kernel that includes a core push device; a first application; and a core dump application; wherein; the first application uses the user space of the local memory and is configured to provide some functionality upon execution; the core push device uses the kernel space of the local memory and is configured to provide process state information from the kernel space of the local memory to the user space of the local memory in response to a fault condition related to execution of the first application; and the core dump application uses the user space of the local memory and is configured to generate a core file from the process state information that is provided from the kernel space of the local memory to the user space of the local memory; wherein the kernel, the first application, and the core dump application are loaded on a first module of a network node and wherein the core dump application is further configured to forward the core file to a second module of the network node.