Debugging multithreaded programs with MPD

MPD, a multiprocessor debugger, is described. In MPD, users specify sequential or parallel event (breakpoint) expressions and associated actions; MPD automatically generates code to recognize these patterns of events and invokes the corresponding actions when the event expressions are satisfied duri...

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Published in:IEEE software 1991-05, Vol.8 (3), p.37-43
Main Authors: Ponamgi, M.K., Hseush, W., Kaiser, G.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automata
Command languages
Concurrent computing
Debugging
Message passing
Pattern matching
Pattern recognition
Programming profession
Timing
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Summary:MPD, a multiprocessor debugger, is described. In MPD, users specify sequential or parallel event (breakpoint) expressions and associated actions; MPD automatically generates code to recognize these patterns of events and invokes the corresponding actions when the event expressions are satisfied during the program execution. The richness of the expression-specification language gives users a great deal of precision in formulating queries, obviating tedious searches through long traces of multithreaded software. Implementation issues are discussed.< >
ISSN:0740-7459
DOI:10.1109/52.88942