Translation of SIMD instructions in a data processing system
US8505002B2 · kind B2 · utility
23Cited by
4References
35Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45516
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system is provided having a processor and analysing circuitry for identifying a SIMD instruction associated with a first SIMD instruction set and replacing it by a functionally-equivalent scalar representation and marking that functionally-equivalent scalar representation. The marked functionally-equivalent scalar representation is dynamically translated using translation circuitry upon execution of the program to generate one or more corresponding translated instructions corresponding to a instruction set architecture different from the first SIMD architecture corresponding to the identified SIMD instruction.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.