Method and system for tracking kernel resource usage

A method and computer system for tracking kernel resource usage is disclosed that tracks kernel resources allocated to user processes called from the user level of the operating system. A tag of the user processes is generated, which allows a way to identify the user processes and associate allocate...

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Main Author Sen, Ranjan K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.07.2008
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Summary:A method and computer system for tracking kernel resource usage is disclosed that tracks kernel resources allocated to user processes called from the user level of the operating system. A tag of the user processes is generated, which allows a way to identify the user processes and associate allocated kernel resources to the user process. As a result, the user processes can be charged for kernel resources.