Varying removal of internal breakpoints during debugging of code
US9015676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Debugging of code of a computer program is facilitated by having a plurality of internal breakpoints associated with lines of code previously set by a processor, during a debugging session, while implementing one or more step-type operations. During execution of another operation, internal breakpoints are disabled as encountered and deemed unnecessary to completion of the another operation. A count of a number of interrupts of one or more interrupt-types experienced during execution of the another operation is maintained, and responsive to the count exceeding a threshold, the disabling is varied to remove at least N internal breakpoints responsive to encountering an internal breakpoint during execution of the another operation deemed unnecessary to completion of the another operation, where N≧2.
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