Host cell spatially aware emulation of a guest wild branch
US8301434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45554
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A instructions of a Guest program to be emulated by a Host computer occupy one or more Guest cells of Guest memory, each Guest cell having a corresponding Host cell in Host memory. The emulator selects a Host cell for emulating a Guest instruction. When the Host cell corresponds to a Guest cell other than a cell aligned with the beginning of the Guest instruction, a wild branch handling routine is executed.
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