Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1988-08-02
1991-11-19
Lee, Thomas C.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
364246, 3642463, 364259, 3642598, 3642613, 3642616, 364267, 3649235, 3649238, 364947, 3649477, 3649238, G06F 1110, G06F 1100
Patent
active
050670735
ABSTRACT:
A method of tracing the paths used in execution of a computer program includes using the state of a single bit to denote the referencing of a trace point in the program. The trace points are logically located near the program branch points. One or more bit maps are arranged in a known state at the beginning of program execution and the state of a particular bit in one of the bit maps is set when the associated trace point is referenced. Each bit is associated with a particular trace point according to its position in the bit maps. After program execution, the bit maps are compared to the source listing to determine which trace points were referenced. The use of single bits to denote the referencing of trace points minimizes the degradation of performance efficiency of the target program. Because the bit maps are initialized to a known state at the beginning of each program execution and transferred to retentive storage at the end of each program execution, tracing occurs continuously. Tracing means embedded in a target program and operating according to the aforementioned tracing method, and a method of installing such embedded tracing capability in a target program, are also disclosed.
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Anderson Floyd E.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Lee Thomas C.
Lim Krisna
Schecter Manny W.
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