Method and apparatus for dynamically compiling byte codes into native code
US6996814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4552
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that dynamically compiles byte codes into native code to facilitate faster execution. This method operates in a mixed-mode system that supports execution of both compiled code and interpreter code. During operation, the system periodically determines if a currently executing thread is executing through the interpreter. If so, the system locates the method being executed by the thread and compiles the byte codes of the method into native code. Subsequent executions of the method utilize the faster-executing native code.
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