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Register window flattening logic for dependency checking among instructions

US7080237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2002
Grant dateJul 18, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/384
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for flattening architectural register windows into flattened space depending on a current window pointer to a register window is provided. The technique involves converting an n-bit value of a particular register in a register window to an x-bit value dependent on the current window pointer, where x is greater than n, and where the x-bit value is used for register dependency checking among a plurality of instructions.

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