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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
Manisha Agarwala, Richardson, TX (US);
John M. Johnsen, Dallas, TX (US);
Lewis Nardini, Dallas, TX (US);
Manisha Agarwala, Richardson, TX (US);
John M. Johnsen, Dallas, TX (US);
Lewis Nardini, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In the case of tracing processor activity and generating data streams multiple triggers can be generated at the same time. The issue is further complicated in a protected pipeline where certain locations are considered as in illegal instruction boundary. During those cycles certain information is invalid and cannot be transmitted to the user. Thus a received trace trigger cannot begin. This invention resolves all ambiguities related to multiple triggers so that the user has a known predictable behavior based on the setup of the triggers.