System and method for utilizing a conditional split for aligning internal operation (IOPs) for dispatch
US6336182B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3858
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for aligning internal operations (IOPs) for dispatch are disclosed. The method and system comprise conditionally asserting a predecode based on a particular dispatch slot that an instruction is going to be placed. The method and system further include using the information related to the predecode to expand an instruction into at least one dummy operation and an IOP operation whenever the instruction would not be supported in the particular dispatch slot.
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