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Processing events during profiling of an instrumented program

  • US 6,728,955 B1
  • Filed: 11/05/1999
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for processing events detected while profiling an instrumented program in a data processing system, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • receiving a metric indicator trace record containing a set of flags that identify metrics to be generated;

    detecting a current event;

    in response to the current event, computing a vector of metrics since a preceding event, wherein the vector of metrics includes metrics identified in the metric indicator trace record;

    storing the vector of metrics; and

    generating overflow flags indicating metrics that have overflowed a predetermined numeric data type during a time period between the previous event and the current event.

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