IDENTIFYING A POTENTIAL BREAKPOINT LOCATION IN A CODE PATH IN A COMPUTER PROGRAM BASED UPON THE FREQUENCY OF EXECUTION OF THE CODE PATH AS IDENTIFIED IN COLLECTED PROFILE DATA
Patent №
US 8,219,980
Granted
2012-07-10
Filed 2007
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11621777
An apparatus, program product and method identify a potential breakpoint location in a code path in a computer program based upon the frequency of execution of the code path as identified in collected profile data. By doing so, a potential breakpoint location may be identified for an infrequently executed code path and/or a frequently executed code path, and a breakpoint may be set at the identified breakpoint location. As such, breakpoints may be set in locations that may be more likely to assist a user in debugging the computer program and may result in more efficient debugging.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 187400144
Assignors
BATES, CARY LEE, SCHROEDER, MARK DOUGLAS
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.