System, apparatus and method for dynamic profiling in a processor
US11182298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a storage having a plurality of entries each to store address information of an instruction and a count value of a number of executions of the instruction during execution of code including the instruction; and at least one comparator circuit to compare a count value from one of the plurality of entries to a threshold value, where the instruction is a tagged instruction of the code, the tagged instruction tagged by a static compiler prior to execution of the code. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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