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CHAPTER2 Dependence Functions
2.2.6 Trace
The address and status information can be sampled during program execution to record
it in a trace buffer. This function is called a trace.
■Trace
Data recorded with the trace function can be used to make a detailed analysis of a program execution
history.
The trace buffer is in the form of a ring. When it becomes full, it records the next data by automatically
overwriting the buffered data at the beginning.
• Trace data
• Trace sampling
• Setting trace
• Displaying trace data
• Display format of trace data
• Searching trace data
• Saving Trace dada
• Clearing trace data
• Notes on Use of Tracing Function