Patent ID: 6609216
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for measuring performance of test points including one or more instructions in a code sequence, comprising the steps of:(a) repetitively executing a code sequence having two or more test points while measuring the execution time; (b) modifying the code sequence by removing one test point; (c) repetitively executing the modified code sequence while measuring the execution time; (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until no test points remain in the current code sequence; (e) repeating steps (a) through (d) a defined number of times; (f) assigning the minimum execution time for each code sequence from any run to that code sequence; and (g) calculating the execution time of a particular test point by subtracting the assigned execution time for the code sequence after removing the particular test point from the assigned execution time for the code sequence prior to removing the particular test point.