Method and apparatus for caching predicates in a tracing...

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2003-11-14

2008-11-18

Zhen, Wei Y. (Department: 2191)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

C709S224000, C717S105000, C717S127000, C717S128000

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07454740

ABSTRACT:
A method for caching in a tracing framework, including firing a probe associated with a thread, evaluating a first predicate of the probe, caching the first predicate in a predicate cache associated with the thread, based on the evaluating of the first predicate and cacheability of the first predicate, and transferring control to the thread, based on the caching.

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