Patents by Inventor Devon O'Dell

Devon O'Dell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Race condition testing via a scheduling test program
    Patent number: 11119903
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and software to enhance the testing of race conditions in programs. In one example, a method of testing race conditions in a target program with one or more concurrent processes includes generating a scheduling program based on race conditions identified in the target program, wherein the scheduling program includes order of operation rules for the one or more concurrent processes. The method further provides initiating execution of the scheduling program, and executing the target program based on the order of operation rules for the one or more concurrent processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Fastly, Inc.
    Inventor: Devon O'Dell
  • RACE CONDITION TESTING VIA A SCHEDULING TEST PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20160321103
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and software to enhance the testing of race conditions in programs. In one example, a method of testing race conditions in a target program with one or more concurrent processes includes generating a scheduling program based on race conditions identified in the target program, wherein the scheduling program includes order of operation rules for the one or more concurrent processes. The method further provides initiating execution of the scheduling program, and executing the target program based on the order of operation rules for the one or more concurrent processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Devon O'Dell