Method of logging stack trace information
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1. A computer system comprising:
- a memory configured to store software instructions;
a set of registers; and
a processing unit configured to temporarily store passed parameters in the set of registers during execution of the software instructions, wherein the processing unit is further configured to define a complier options directive for a passed parameters logging function, wherein the passed parameters logging function is called to log the passed parameters, wherein the processing unit is further configured to activate the complier options directive to skip save and restore operations whenever the passed parameters logging function is called, and wherein the complier options directive is;
void logEntry1( );
#pragma ABI_VOLATILE (logEntry1, r11).
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Abstract
A computer system comprises a memory configured to store software instructions; a set of registers; and a processing unit configured to temporarily store passed parameters in the set of registers during execution of the software instructions, the processing unit is further configured to skip save and restore operations when executing a logging function to log the passed parameters.
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a memory configured to store software instructions; a set of registers; and a processing unit configured to temporarily store passed parameters in the set of registers during execution of the software instructions, wherein the processing unit is further configured to define a complier options directive for a passed parameters logging function, wherein the passed parameters logging function is called to log the passed parameters, wherein the processing unit is further configured to activate the complier options directive to skip save and restore operations whenever the passed parameters logging function is called, and wherein the complier options directive is;
void logEntry1( );
#pragma ABI_VOLATILE (logEntry1, r11). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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