Instruction tracking system for processors
US8521998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3858
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for tracking instructions in a processor. A completion unit in the processor receives an instruction group to add to a table to form a received instruction group. In response to receiving the received instruction group, the completion unit determines whether an entry is present that contains a previously stored instruction group in a first location and has space for storing the received instruction group. In response to the entry being present, the completion unit stores the received instruction group in a second location in the entry to form a stored instruction group.
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