Method and apparatus for dynamic modification of microprocessor instruction group at dispatch
US7254697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3853
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dynamic reformatting of a dispatch group by selective activation of inactive Start bits of instructions within the dispatch group at the time the instructions are read from the IBUF. The number of instructions in the reformatted dispatch groups can vary from as few as one instruction per group to a maximum number of instructions read from the IBUF per cycle. The reformatted dispatch groupings can be terminated after a single cycle, or they can remain reformatted for as many cycles as desired, depending upon need.
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