Trace indexing via trace end addresses
US7802077B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3808
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A new class traces for a processing engine, called “extended blocks,” possess an architecture that permits possible many entry points but only a single exit point. These extended blocks may be indexed based upon the address of the last instruction therein. Use of the new trace architecture provides several advantages, including reduction of instruction redundancies, dynamic block extension and a sharing of instructions among various extended blocks.
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