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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Steven R. Carlough, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Juergen Haess, Schoenaich, DE;

Michael K. Kroener, Ehningen, DE;

Silvia M. Mueller, Altdorf, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3476 (2013.01); G06F 11/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for tracing in a data processing system. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals associated with an operation during execution of the operation. The method also includes, in response to an indication that the operation is a multiphase operation, during execution of the operation, selection logic, during a first phase of the multiphase operation, selecting and outputting as a trace signal a first signal of the plurality of signals, and during a second phase of the multiphase operation, selecting and outputting as the trace signal a second signal of the plurality of signals.


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