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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1998
Method and apparatus for profiling processes in a data processing system background of the invention
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Eliot Levine, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Francis Berry, Austin, TX (US);
Chester Charles John, Jr, Round Rock, TX (US);
Riaz Yousuf Hussain, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus in a data processing system for profiling code for processes executing in a data processing system. Trace data is recorded in response to a selected interrupt, wherein the trace data includes an indication of which code is being interrupted. The trace data is processed to identify whether the interrupted code is interpreted code.