Microinstruction pointer stack including speculative pointers for out-of-order execution
US7231511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3858
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a microinstruction pointer stack in a processor. A method executed in a processor includes executing microcode (μcode) addressed by pointers stored in an out-of-order microinstruction pointer (μIP) stack, and manipulating the μIP stack with a set of microinstructions.
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