Method, apparatus and computer program for executing a program by incorporating threads
US7343595B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4484
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method for executing a program comprising a function call and one or more subsequent instructions. The method comprises processing, on a first thread, a function defined by the function call, the function having one or more programmer predefined typical return values. For each predefined return value, the one or more subsequent instructions are pre-processed on an additional thread assuming that the function returned that pre-defined return value. In this way the processor, on completion of processing said function is able to make use of the pre-processing completed by the additional thread which used the actual return value.
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