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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Jason A. Cox, Raleigh, NC (US);
Keith A. Deweese, Cary, NC (US);
Robert J. Dorsey, Durham, NC (US);
Eric F. Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thuong Q. Truong, Austin, TX (US);
Mark J. Wolski, Apex, NC (US);
Jason A. Cox, Raleigh, NC (US);
Keith A. DeWeese, Cary, NC (US);
Robert J. Dorsey, Durham, NC (US);
Eric F. Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thuong Q. Truong, Austin, TX (US);
Mark J. Wolski, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for creating trace triggers from non-concurrent events, the system comprising: a trace trigger mechanism including: a plurality of multiplexers for breaking down a plurality of signals into a plurality of groups of signals; a pattern match mechanism for matching the plurality of signals to form a plurality of events, and a trace array trigger control block to perform one or more functions on the plurality of independently controlled events in order to create flexible trace trigger controls from non-concurrent events to control the starting and stopping of a data gathering function such as is used to capture trace data.