Patent · US Expired

Predicate register file write by an instruction with a pending instruction having data dependency

US7228402B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 2, 2002
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

A method to handle data dependencies in a pipelined computer system is disclosed. The method includes allocating a plurality of registers, enabling execution of computer instructions concurrently by using the plurality of registers, and tracking and reducing data dependencies in the computer instructions by correlating a busy condition of a computer instruction to each register.

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