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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Richard W. Adkisson, Dallas, TX (US);
Tyler Johnson, Plano, TX (US);
Gary B. Gostin, Plano, TX (US);
Richard W. Adkisson, Dallas, TX (US);
Tyler Johnson, Plano, TX (US);
Gary B. Gostin, Plano, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a data selection circuit for a general purpose performance counter ('GPPC') connected to a bus carrying debug data. The data selection circuit is connected to receive the debug data and comprises logic for receiving the debug data as a plurality of N-bit portions of block-aligned data and outputting a designated one of the N-bit portions; and circuitry for providing to the receiving logic a control signal for designating one of the N-bit portions.