Apparatus and method for monitoring a computer system to guide optimization
US6374367B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for sampling the performance of a computer system is provided. The computer system includes a plurality of functional units. The method selects transactions to be processed by a particular functional unit of the computer system. State information is stored while the selected transactions are processed by the functional unit. The state information is analyzed to guide optimization.
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