Apparatus, System, and Method for Adjusting Trace Data Granularity

Abstract

A method is disclosed for adjusting trace data granularity. An initialization module sets a base granularity for trace data recorded for a component. A registration module registers a condition counter comprising a condition set. The threshold module sets a count threshold for the condition counter. An increment module counts each instance of the condition set. An adjustment module adjusts the granularity of trace data stored for the component to a modified granularity if the condition count exceeds the count threshold. In one embodiment, a timer module times an adjusted trace data granularity time interval. The adjustment module may set the granularity of the trace data to the base granularity when the adjusted trace data granularity time interval exceeds a specified time interval.

1 . A method for deploying computer infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing the following:
 registering a condition counter comprising a condition set for a first component, the condition counter configured to count each occurrence of the condition set, wherein the condition set specifies at least one instance of at least one system counter that counts instances of a system event;   setting a count threshold for the condition counter;   counting each instance of the condition set;   communicating the condition count to the first component;   initializing the granularity of trace data to a base granularity; and   adjusting the granularity of the trace data recorded by the first component to multiple levels of increasingly detailed granularity if the condition count exceeds the established multiple count thresholds.   
     
     
         2 . The method of claim  27 , the method further comprising timing the adjusted trace data granularity time interval and setting the granularity of the trace data to a base granularity when the adjusted trace data granularity time interval exceeds a specified interval.