Dynamic fusion based on operand size
US11157280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30149
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the invention include receiving, by a processor, a plurality of instructions at an instruction pipeline. The processor can further determine an operand bit field size for each of the received plurality of instructions. The processor can further compare the operand bit field size of at least a subset of the received instructions to a predetermined threshold. The processor can further fuse at least two of the received instructions that have an operand bit field size that meets the predetermined threshold. The processor can further perform an execution stage within the instruction pipeline to execute the received instructions, including the fused instructions.
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