Constructing runtime state for inlined code

US8561045B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Victor Leonel Hernandez Porras · San Francisco, US
• Christopher Arthur Lattner · San Jose, US
• Jia-Hong Chen · Huwei, TW
• Eric Marshall Christopher · Los Gatos, US
• Roger S. Hoover · Cheyenne, US
• François M. Jouaux · Woodside, US
• Robert J. McCall · New York, US
• Thomas John O'Brien · San Jose, US
• Pratik Solanki · Mountain View, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 30, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 30, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/443
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for processing computer code are disclosed. In one example, an indication that a computer code is to begin execution at a portion of code other than a starting portion of the code is received, and a runtime state associated with the portion of the code at which execution is to begin is constructed. In some examples, execution of the portion of code is initiated. In some examples, a program counter associated with the portion of the code is used to initiate execution of the code. In some examples, the computer code comprises a fallback code associated with a previously executing code.