Method and apparatus for decompressing relative addresses
US7010665B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/383
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for decompressing relative addresses. A compressed relative address is retrieved from one or more micro-operation entries of a micro-operation storage and an uncompressed relative address is reconstructed from the compressed relative address and an instruction pointer (IP) address associated with the head of the micro-operation storage line in which the compressed relative address was stored. IP-relative addresses may be computed in a manner similar to relative branch targets, then compressed and stored in one or more micro-operation entries of a micro-operation storage line to be reconstructed later according to an IP address associated with the respective micro-operation storage line in which their compressed counterpart was stored.
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