System and method for using a mask register to track progress of gathering and scattering elements between data registers and memory
US10042814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device, system and method for assigning values to elements in a first register, where each data field in a first register corresponds to a data element to be written into a second register, and where for each data field in the first register, a first value may indicate that the corresponding data element has not been written into the second register and a second value indicates that the corresponding data element has been written into the second register, reading the values of each of the data fields in the first register, and for each data field in the first register having the first value, gathering the corresponding data element and writing the corresponding data element into the second register, and changing the value of the data field in the first register from the first value to the second value. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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