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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Ahmad Yasin, Haifa, IL;
Rajshree A. Chabukswar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ofer Levy, Atlit, IL;
Michael W. Chynoweth, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Charlie J. Hewett, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ahmad Yasin, Haifa, IL;
Rajshree A. Chabukswar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ofer Levy, Atlit, IL;
Michael W. Chynoweth, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Charlie J. Hewett, Bellevue, WA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A processor includes a front end, a decoder, a retirement unit, and a performance monitoring unit. The front end includes a decoder with logic to receive a tracking instruction to enable tracking of execution of a region of memory. The instruction is to define an address range of the region. The retirement includes logic to retire the tracking instruction and candidate instructions. The performance monitoring unit includes logic to determine that the candidate instructions are associated with an entrance and an exit to the address range, and to generate an alert based on the candidate instructions association with the entrance and the exit.