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System and method for visualizing system operation trace chronologies

  • US 5,898,873 A
  • Filed: 11/12/1996
  • Issued: 04/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for displaying trace information, generated in a cooperative multitasking information handling system, comprising:

  • loading a trace file containing system scheduling information into a storage;

    parsing the system scheduling information contained in the trace file into one or more timelines, wherein each timeline contains one or more event-pairs, and wherein event-pairs may be nested within one another, and wherein the parsing includes the following;

    saving a first trace hook;

    saving a second trace hook;

    if the first trace hook is one of a predetermined first set of instructions, logging a first dispatch event for a visualization tool, wherein the first dispatch event corresponds to an event-pair start;

    if the first trace hook is not one of the predetermined first set of instructions, performing the following;

    if the first trace hook is one of a predetermined second set of instructions, logging a second dispatch event for the visualization tool, wherein the second dispatch event corresponds to an event-pair stop;

    if the first trace hook is not one of the predetermined second set of instructions, performing the following;

    if the second trace hook is a function entry point, sending the event-pair start to the visualization tool;

    if the second trace hook is a function exit point, sending the event-pair stop to the visualization tool; and

    displaying the timelines on a display means using the visualization tool.

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