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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Radhika Thekkath, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Franz Treue, Roskilde, DK;
Søren Kragh, Valby, DK;
Vidya Rajagopalan, San Carlos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Radhika Thekkath, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Franz Treue, Roskilde, DK;
Søren Kragh, Valby, DK;
Vidya Rajagopalan, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
MIPS Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for program counter and data tracing in a multi-issue processor is disclosed. Instructions are traced in program sequence order. In one embodiment instructions are traced in graduation order from a reorder buffer. The tracing mechanism of the present invention enables increased visibility into the hardware and software state of the processor core.