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System and method for providing trace information data reduction

  • US 6,055,492 A
  • Filed: 12/12/1997
  • Issued: 04/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for monitoring the performance of a program, comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining a plurality of trace events which occur as the program executes;

    representing the trace events as one or more nodes in a tree structure;

    recording one or more performance statistics at each node in the tree structure;

    determining if a selected event is represented in the tree structure; and

    if the selected event is not represented in the tree structure, adding a new node for the selected event to the tree structure, wherein the new node is a child node descending from a parent node representing another event.

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