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Method and apparatus for determining the profitability of expanding unpipelined instructions

US7506331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2004
Grant dateMar 17, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 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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