Method and apparatus for determining the profitability of expanding unpipelined instructions
US7506331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/443
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing instructions. A data dependency graph is built. The data dependency graph is analyzed for recurrences, and unpipelined instructions that lie outside of the recurrences are expanded.
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