System and method of processing data using scalar/vector instructions
US8190854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3885
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of processing data is disclosed that includes performing a fetch of a plurality of instructions from a memory unit. The method also includes grouping the plurality of instructions into packets of instructions of different types for parallel execution by a plurality of instruction execution units. The packets of instructions include a first instruction and a second instruction. The method includes using a combined scalar and vector condition code register to execute the first instruction for a compare operation and the second instruction for a conditional operation using the combined scalar and vector condition code register. The method also includes when the compare operation is a scalar compare operation, receiving a scalar compare instruction for the scalar compare operation at an instruction executing unit and storing results of the scalar compare operation in the combined scalar and vector condition code register.
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