Dynamically applying a patch to a computer application

Some examples described herein relate to dynamically applying a patch to a computer application. An external process may be invoked to bring a target process of the computer application to a safe point. A dynamic loader may load a patch library into an address space of the target process, wherein th...

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Main Authors Hegde, Suprateeka Radhakrishna, Padlia, Abhay, Saraswati, Sujoy, Kharbanda, Deepti
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.12.2019
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Some examples described herein relate to dynamically applying a patch to a computer application. An external process may be invoked to bring a target process of the computer application to a safe point. A dynamic loader may load a patch library into an address space of the target process, wherein the patch library includes a patched version of a target function or a new function. A specific function in the dynamic loader may be directed to route a function call for the target function to the patched version of the target function or the new function in the patch library.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201415302107