1. A method, comprising:
generating status signals comprising stall and event information associated with a hardware system; and
multiplexing logic partitioning the status signals into classes according to one or more user-specified partition criteria.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the multiplexing logic filtering the classes according to one or more user-specified selection criteria to produce filtered classes.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising transferring said filtered classes to a host computer coupled to the hardware system and displaying said filtered classes on a host computer display.
4. The method of claim 2 further comprising transferring said filtered classes to a host computer coupled to the hardware system and storing the filtered classes on a host computer storage.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein partitioning the signals into the classes comprises using classes selected from the group consisting of processor classes, memory system classes, general system classes, bus switch classes and state machine classes.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving the partition criteria from a software application executed by a processor coupled to the hardware system.
7. An information carrier medium containing debugging software that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
receive a selection criterion from a user of the software;
transfer said selection criterion to a target system coupled to the processor; and
receive from the target system stall or event class information, said stall or event class information selected from a plurality of classes according to said selection criterion.
8. The information carrier medium of claim 7, wherein the debugging software further causes the processor to:
receive a partition criterion from said user; and
transfer said partition criterion to the target system;
wherein the plurality of classes are organized according to said partition criterion.
9. The information carrier medium of claim 8, wherein the plurality of classes are organized according to the partition criterion before the class information is selected from the plurality of classes.
10. The information carrier medium of claim 7, wherein the debugging software causes the processor to display said class information via a display coupled to the processor.
11. The information carrier medium of claim 7, wherein the debugging software causes the processor to store said class information to a storage device coupled to the processor.
12. The information carrier medium of claim 7, wherein the debugging software causes the processor to transfer said selection criterion to a multiplexing logic stored on the target system.
13. A system, comprising:
circuit logic; and
multiplexing logic coupled to the circuit logic, said multiplexing logic adapted to receive a plurality of events and stalls from the circuit logic;
wherein the multiplexing logic partitions the events and stalls into classes according to a partition criterion specified by a user.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the multiplexing logic outputs one or more classes meeting a selection criterion specified by the user and not classes which fail to meet the selection criterion.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the multiplexing logic outputs said one or more classes to another system coupled to said system, said another system adapted to store the one or more classes, to display the one or more classes, and to transfer the one or more classes to a different system.
16. The system of claim 13, wherein the classes are selected from the group consisting of processor classes, memory system classes, general system classes, bus switch classes and state machine classes.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein the partition criterion is adjustable.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An assembly comprising a shaft and a female part which is rotationally fixed to said shaft by rotational-fixing means which cooperate through complementary shapes, the female part also being fixed axially on said shaft, and the female part comprising axial first stops which cooperate with respective second stops associated with said shaft, the first and second stops acting in the direction of mounting, the female part further comprising first axial-retention surfaces cooperating with respective second axial-retention surfaces associated with said shaft, said first and second axial-retention surfaces acting in the opposite direction of mounting, wherein said first and second axial-retention surfaces are arranged beyond said associated first and second stops in the direction of mounting and cooperate through complementary shapes.
2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotational-fixing means comprise axial splines formed on the female part and on the shaft.
3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first axial-retention surfaces are formed by zones of small thickness which are locally plastically deformed radially inward.
4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein each zone of small thickness is formed by a tab which, prior to deformation, projects axially in the direction of mounting.
5. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the zone of small thickness is formed by a tab which, prior to deformation, projects circumferentially on a rib extending axially in the direction of mounting.
6. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the zone of small thickness is formed by a recess formed in the female part and open radially outward.
7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a locking member which transmits an axial-retention force is interposed between each first and second axial-retention surface.
8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the locking member comprises solidified fluid material injected in a fluid state into a space between cooperating first and second axial-retention surfaces.
9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the locking member is a wedge.
10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9 comprising several pairs of respective first and second axial-retention surfaces separated by recesses, and wherein a locking member is interposed in each said recess, the locking members being joined together by a ring, so as to allow the pairs of respective first and second axial-retention surfaces to be immobilized simultaneously by an axial and rotary displacement of the ring.
11. An assembly comprising a shaft and a ball-type constant velocity joint including a central element, wherein said central element is rotationally fixed to said shaft by rotation-fixing means which cooperate through complementary shapes, the central element also being fixed axially on said shaft and comprising axial first stops which cooperate with respective second stops associated with said shaft, the first and second stops acting in the direction of mounting, the central part further comprising first axial-retention surfaces cooperating with respective second axial-retention surfaces associated with said shaft, said first and second axial-retention surfaces acting in the opposite direction of mounting, wherein said first and second axial-retention surfaces are arranged beyond said associated first and second stops in the direction of mounting and cooperate through complementary shapes.
12. An assembly according to claim 11 wherein the first axial-retention surfaces are formed by zones of small thickness each comprising a tab, which are locally plastically deformed radially inward and which, prior to deformation, project axially in the direction of mounting, and which are located angularly between runway tracks associated with respective balls.
13. An assembly according to claim 11 wherein the first axial-retention surfaces are formed by zones of small thickness each comprising a tab, which are locally plastically deformed radially inward and which, prior to deformation, project circumferentially on a rib extending axially in the direction of mounting, and which are located angularly between runway tracks associated with respective balls.
14. An assembly according to claim 11 wherein the first axial-retention surfaces comprise a recess formed in said central part and open radially outward, said recess located at the bottom of a runway track associated with a respective ball.
15. A shaft assembly according to claim 1 wherein the axial first stops connect to the rotational-fixing means at a shaft end.
16. An assembly according to claim 11 wherein the axial first stops connect to the rotational-fixing means at a shaft end.