Method and apparatus for analyzing idle states in a data processing system

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to collect information for a system or processor having a transition between an idle state and a non-idle state to form collected system or processor information. The collected system or processor information is provided for...

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Hauptverfasser: DeWitt, Jr, Jimmie Earl, Gordon, Jesse M, Levine, Frank Eliot, Kuiper, Kean G, Pineda, Enio Manuel, Urquhart, Robert John
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to collect information for a system or processor having a transition between an idle state and a non-idle state to form collected system or processor information. The collected system or processor information is provided for analysis by an application. Idle counts occurring during execution of code are collected. The idle counts are provided to an application for analyzing why a processor becomes idle.