A method and arrangement for executing instructions of a computer program using
a programmable logic device to perform selected functions of the program. Profile
data for code segments of the computer program are generated during program execution.
Based on the profile data, a code segment is selected for transformation to a hardware
implementation. The functionality of the selected code segment is transformed into
a configuration bitstream, and the PLD is configured with the configuration bitstream.
During program execution, the PLD is activated in lieu of executing the code segment.
