Monitoring a data processing apparatus and summarising the monitoring data
US9858169B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing apparatus is disclosed that comprises monitoring circuitry for monitoring accesses to a plurality of addressable locations within said data processing apparatus that occur between start and end events said monitoring circuitry comprising: an address location store for storing data identifying said plurality of addressable locations to be monitored and a monitoring data store; said monitoring circuitry being responsive to detection of said start event to detect accesses to said plurality of addressable locations and to store monitoring data relating to a summary of said detected accesses in said monitoring data store; and said monitoring circuitry being responsive to detection of said end event to stop collecting said monitoring data; said monitoring circuit being responsive to detection of a flush event to output said stored monitoring data and to flush said monitoring data store.
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