Logical register recovery within a processor
US11360779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3891
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system, processor, and method for processing information is disclosed that includes partitioning a logical register in the processor into a plurality of ranges of logical register entries based upon the logical register entry, assigning at least one recovery port of a history buffer to each range of logical register entries, initiating a flush recovery process for the processor, and directing history buffer entries to the assigned recovery port based upon the logical register entry associated with the history buffer entry.
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