发明名称 |
HARDWARE SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE CONTROLLED FAST MULTIPLEXING OF PERFORMANCE COUNTERS |
摘要 |
<p>A software controlled fast multiplexing of performance counters is disclosed which includes performance counters operable to collect one or more counts of one or more selected activities, and a plurality of registers operable to store a set of performance counter configurations A state machine may be operable to automatically select a register from the plurality of registers for reconfiguring the one or more performance counters in response to receiving a first signal The state machine may reconfigure the performance counters based on a configuration specified in the selected register The state machine may also copy data in selected performance counters to a memory location, or to copy data from the memory location to the counters, in response to receiving a second signal.</p> |
申请公布号 |
WO2011084206(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.07.14 |
申请号 |
WO2010US53643 |
申请日期 |
2010.10.22 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION;SALAPURA, VALENTINA;WISNIEWSKI, ROBERT W. |
发明人 |
SALAPURA, VALENTINA;WISNIEWSKI, ROBERT W. |
分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
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