Dynamic software tracing
US8140911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/875
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer program product and system for dynamically changing a trace level, and optionally the trace size, depending on a recognized critical path. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of dynamic software tracing includes identifying one or more critical patterns of a software code which can influence its execution; allocating a software logging metric to each identified critical pattern; searching for one or more critical patterns in the software code to determine one or more actual critical patterns; and attributing the software logging metric associated with each identified critical pattern to the actual critical pattern to discover areas in the software code that may impact performance.
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