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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2001
Jason Alan Clegg, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles Scott Graham, Rochester, MN (US);
Shawn Michael Lambeth, Rochester, MN (US);
Gene Steven Van Grinsven, Rochester, MN (US);
Jason Alan Clegg, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles Scott Graham, Rochester, MN (US);
Shawn Michael Lambeth, Rochester, MN (US);
Gene Steven Van Grinsven, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for recording segment execution times in a processing system are provided. The method includes the steps of recording a timestamp corresponding to the beginning of a segment to be executed, wherein the recording step is conducted through a firmware operation. The method further includes the step of updating the timestamp with an elapsed segment execution time, wherein the updating step is conducted through a plurality of hardware based operations that are executed without firmware interaction.