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An instrumentation system performs operations such as profiling an application and partitioning and distributing units of the application using different versions of metadata describing the application. Performing an operation on an executing application generates overhead. Detailed metadata used in

An instrumentation system performs operations such as profiling an application and partitioning and distributing units of the application using different versions of metadata describing the application. Performing an operation on an executing application generates overhead. Detailed metadata used in operations such as profiling create unnecessary overhead during other operations. By removing metadata detail unnecessary for a particular operation, an instrumentation system using reduced metadata generates less overhead for that particular operation. Different instrumentation packages include different versions of metadata for performing operations on the application.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A method for performing plural operations on an application, each of said operations using one of plural versions of a structural metadata description of the application, the method comprising:receiving a structural metadata description of the application;performing a first operat

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A method for performing plural operations on an application, each of said operations using one of plural versions of a structural metadata description of the application, the method comprising:receiving a structural metadata description of the application;performing a first operation on the application using the structural metadata description of the application, thereby generating overhead;reducing the structural metadata description;performing a second operation on the application using the reduced structural metadata description of the application, thereby generating less overhead than the step of performing the first operation.