Performance monitor with precise start-stop control
US7433803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3476
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performance monitoring in processors is provided. The system and method evaluates the performance of the processor by counting selected events during one or more defined periods. The performance monitor provides improved performance characterization by providing highly-configurable start-stop control over the event counting.
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