General purpose emit for use in value profiling
US8479184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system includes a memory, a processor, and an instruction tracking unit. The processor executes program code and, while the program code executes, the instruction tracking unit decodes a multi-purpose no-op instruction within the program code. In turn, the instruction tracking unit sends an interrupt to the processor, which invokes a profiling module to collect and store profiling data in a profiling buffer.
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