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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Adrian Tsai, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thomas Davidson, Lynnwood, WA (US);
James Bartlett, Woodinville, WA (US);
Shawn Hargreaves, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention rely on simple time measurements to extract rich performance analysis from a graphics program. The invention times the program as it repeatedly executes on a selected platform, while a series of variations are applied to the program with each execution. As a result, without requiring any specific profiling tools for the platform, a developer can analyze and understand the performance characteristics of the program based upon these elapsed time measurements. The program can then be optimized to incorporate variations that improve execution time.