System and method for using data address sequences of a program in a software development tool

A computer-implemented method for optimizing the ordering of data units for access by a target application, comprising the steps of:

• selecting data units of the target application;
• sorting the data units by comparing each large data unit with each of the other large data units such that an efficient order is determined;
• arranging the data units according to the determined efficient order;
• decomposing each data unit into a block of data subunits;
• executing the target application such that the data subunits are accessed by the target application;
• and
• for each block of data subunits:
• generating time-ordered bit sequences that indicate the status of whether a data unit of the target application has been accessed during a sequence of time intervals, wherein the sequence of time intervals is contemporaneous with the executing of the target application;
• sorting the array of time-ordered bit sequences by using comparing information contained within the time-ordered bit sequences generated for data units within a block of data units;
• mapping the correspondence between the generated and the sorted time-ordered bit sequences;
• and
• arranging the accessed data units in a software carrier medium according to the mapped correspondence of the generated and the sorted time ordered bit sequences.

A system for optimizing the ordering of data units for access by a target application, comprising:

• means for executing the target application such that the data units are accessed by the target application;
• means for generating time-ordered bit sequences that indicate the status of whether a data unit of the target application has been accessed during each time interval within a sequence of time intervals, wherein the sequence of time intervals is contemporaneous with the executing of the target application;
• means for sorting the array of time-ordered bit sequences by comparing information contained within the time-ordered bit sequences;
• means for mapping the correspondence between the generated and the sorted time-ordered bit sequences;
• and
• means for arranging the accessed data units in a computer-readable medium according to the mapped correspondence of the generated and the sorted time ordered bit sequences.

A system for arranging data units in computer-readable media for efficient access by a target software application, comprising:

• a generator that is configured to generate a set of time-ordered bit sequences that indicate the status of whether a particular data unit of the target application has been accessed during a particular time interval within a sequence of time intervals;
• a sorter that is configured to sort the set of generated time-ordered bit sequences according to information contained within the generated time-ordered bit sequences such that a set of sorted time-ordered bit sequences is provided;
• and
• an arranger that is configured to arrange the data units of the target software application according to the order of the sequences within the set of sorted time-ordered bit sequences.

A computer-readable medium containing instructions for optimizing the ordering of data units for access by a target application, comprising the steps of:

• executing the target application such that the data units are accessed by the target application;
• generating time-ordered bit sequences that indicate the status of whether a data unit of the target application has been accessed during a sequence of time intervals, wherein the sequence of time intervals is contemporaneous with the executing of the target application;
• sorting the array of time-ordered bit sequences by using comparing information contained within the time-ordered bit sequences;
• mapping the correspondence between the generated and the sorted time-ordered bit sequences;
• and
• arranging the accessed data units in a software carrier medium according to the mapped correspondence of the generated and the sorted time ordered bit sequences.