Data processor with an execution unit for performing load instructions and method of operation
US5664215A · kind A · utility
61Cited by
2References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3858
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed data processor (10) dispatches load/store multiple and load/store string instructions to a load/store unit (28) as a sequence of simple load or store instructions. The sequencer unit (18) assigns an entry of a rename buffer (34) to which the load/store unit writes back the data of each simple load instruction. This strategy facilitates early data forwarding for subsequent instructions. Conversely, the sequencer unit supplies a rename buffer tag to the load/store unit if it is not able to supply the operands of a simple store instruction.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.