Method and apparatus for visualizing computer program execution
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1. A computer implemented method for gathering and presenting statistical data of a computer program, at least one processor of a computing system performing the method comprising:
- sampling first and second types of profile data related to execution of the computer program over a plurality of data segments, the second type of profile data different from the first type of profile data;
for each of the plurality of data segments, assigning a value to each of the first and second types of profile data within the respective data segment;
creating a composite presentation of the first and second type of profile data by combining the assigned values of the first and second types of profile data for each one of the plurality of data segments into the composite presentation; and
presenting the composite presentation of the first and second type of profile data.
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Abstract
Analysis data from the execution of a computer program is collected. The analysis data may include samples of two different types of performance data from the execution of the computer program. Performance data may include sampled hardware performance counter data and sampled executing functions. The performance data is used to create a composite view of the data. The composite view may allow a user to efficiently correlate the different types of performance data by using a colored visual display.
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1. A computer implemented method for gathering and presenting statistical data of a computer program, at least one processor of a computing system performing the method comprising:
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sampling first and second types of profile data related to execution of the computer program over a plurality of data segments, the second type of profile data different from the first type of profile data; for each of the plurality of data segments, assigning a value to each of the first and second types of profile data within the respective data segment; creating a composite presentation of the first and second type of profile data by combining the assigned values of the first and second types of profile data for each one of the plurality of data segments into the composite presentation; and presenting the composite presentation of the first and second type of profile data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing instructions for sampling a video game program that, in use, is executed by a processing system that includes at least one hardware performance counter, the stored instructions, when processed by at least one processor, execute the stored instructions comprising instructions configured to:
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obtain first and second sampled data based the video game program during execution thereof, the first and second sampled data including at least first and second sampled functions and at least first and second performance counter values that respectively correspond to the first and second sampled functions; overlay the first sampled data and the second sampled data into a composite display; increase a first color value at a position within the composite display where the first and second performance counter values coincide; increase a second color value at a position in the composite display where the first and second sampled functions coincide; and output the composite display to a video display device, wherein the first and second sampled data each correspond to different frames of execution of the video game program. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing instructions that, when processed by at least one processor, execute the stored instructions comprising instructions configured to:
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interact with an executing program; sample performance data from the executing computer program over a plurality of segments, at least one sample of performance data sampled for each one of the plurality of segments; and generate a combined view display of the sampled performance data of each one of the plurality of segments, wherein when sampled performance data from one of the plurality of segments coincides with sampled performance data from another one of the plurality of segments the displayed combined view of the sampled performance data is changed in color and/or intensity, wherein the performance data includes at least two different types of sampled performance data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer analysis system for presenting performance data to a user, the system comprising:
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at least one microprocessor configured to; execute a target computer program, the target computer program configured to execute similar code pathways for each one of a plurality of data segments; record performance counter information on the target computer program when the target computer program is executed on the at least one microprocessor; and a processing system configured to; sample performance information associated with the executing target computer program at least once for each of the plurality of data segments, the performance information including recorded performance counter information and a section of source code that is associated with the recorded performance counter information; for each one of the plurality of data segments, draw the sampled performance information into a composite display; adjust a display value in the composite display when sampled performance information from one of the plurality of data segments overlaps with the sampled performance information from another one of the plurality of data segments; and present the composite display to a user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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