System and method for multi-phased performance profiling of sing

Details System and method for multi-phased performance profiling of sing System and method for multi-phased performance profiling of sing

1996-11-26

1999-04-20

Hafiz, Tariq R.

G06F 945

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058965386

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring system performance by using a multi-phase approach. The first phase, referred to as the burst counting phase, utilizes a set of counters to identify calls and returns which are heavily used. In the second phase, referred to as the instrumentation phase, the performance characteristics of the "hot spots" are monitored through the use of hardware counters. In a symmetrical multi-processor embodiment, the performance profiler is active on all processors at the same time. Frequently executed code paths are identified in a manner that is minimally-intrusive to the system as a whole, and uses relatively little storage. The user may specify a threshold count, after which hardware monitoring begins, and the user may specify the type of hardware performance data collected. After both phases of the performance monitor are run, the data can be presented to the user in a variety of ways.

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