Compiler for generating an executable comprising instructions for a plurality of different instruction sets
US8561037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/447
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software compiler is provided that is operable for generating an executable that comprises instructions for a plurality of different instruction sets as may be employed by different processors in a multi-processor system. The compiler may generate an executable that includes a first portion of instructions to be processed by a first instruction set (such as a first instruction set of a first processor in a multi-processor system) and a second portion of instructions to be processed by a second instruction set (such as a second instruction set of a second processor in a multi-processor system). Such executable may be generated for execution on a multi-processor system that comprises at least one host processor, which may comprise a fixed instruction set, such as the well-known x86 instruction set, and at least one co-processor, which comprises dynamically reconfigurable logic that enables the co-processor's instruction set to be dynamically reconfigured.
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