Method and apparatus for correlating profile data

Details Method and apparatus for correlating profile data Method and apparatus for correlating profile data

2004-05-06

2011-11-22

Mitchell, Jason (Department: 2193)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C717S154000

Reexamination Certificate

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08065665

ABSTRACT:
Correlating profile data facilitates sophisticated code optimization. Going beyond one to one relationships between code execution hindrances and single code behavior attributes provides insight into code behavior at a finer level of granularity. The capability to aggregate profile data based on multiple code behavior attributes and filter based on instances thereof, allows code optimization decisions to be made based on presentation of profile data from various perspectives. Profile data, which includes code behavior attributes correlated with code execution hindrances, is aggregated based at least in part on a first code behavior attribute. Code behavior attributes include one or more of memory references, memory reference objects, functions, time ranges, processors, processes, threads, and source-level data objects. The aggregated profile data is filtered based on an instance of the first code behavior attribute. The filtered profile data is then aggregated based on one or more additional code behavior attributes.

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