×

Apparatus and method for processor performance monitoring

  • US 20020162092A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2002
  • Published: 10/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus for monitoring an execution behavior of a program, comprising:

  • a processor for executing a plurality of instructions;

    a probe logic unit in communication with the processor that generates probe signals representative of memory access misses occurring in the processor;

    a performance monitor circuit element that receives the probe signals and associates a temporal identifier signal with the probe signals; and

    a memory for storing the temporal identifier signal and the probe signals.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×