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Method and apparatus for counting data accesses and instruction executions that exceed a threshold

  • US 20050071611A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2003
  • Published: 03/31/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method in a data processing system for processing instructions, the method comprising:

  • responsive receiving an instruction at a processor in the data processing system, determining whether an indicator is associated with the instruction, wherein the indicator identifies a threshold value; and

    counting executions of the instruction if the indicator is associated with the instruction and if a time for executing the instruction exceeds the threshold value.

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