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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Patrick M. West, Jr., Hyde Park, NY (US);
Jane H. Bartik, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Martin Recktenwald, Steinenbronn, DE;
Chung-lung K. Shum, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Scott B. Swaney, Catskill, NY (US);
Patrick M. West, Jr., Hyde Park, NY (US);
Jane H. Bartik, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Martin Recktenwald, Steinenbronn, DE;
Chung-Lung K. Shum, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Scott B. Swaney, Catskill, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An architecture for collecting performance data in a processor, that includes: a trace read control unit and a trace data collect unit, each unit coupled to a plurality of trace array and multiplex units for providing performance data, the coupling accomplished by a trace read control bus, a data select bus, a trace row address bus and a data return bus; wherein each of the trace array and multiplex units receives a trace read signal and provides data including trace data and the trace read signal to the trace data collect unit. A method and a computer program product are provided.