Profiling execution of a program. The program is coded in a mode-dependent instruction set. During a profile-quiescent execution interval, the profile circuitry records no profile information. After a triggering event is detected, the profile circuitry commences a profiled execution interval, and records...http://www.google.de/patents/US7137110?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7137110 - Profiling ranges of execution of a computer program
