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Endian conversion tool

US8578357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael P. Rice · Beaverton, US
Hugh Wilkinson · Newton, US
Maximillian J. Domeika · Sherwood, US
Evgueni V. Brevnov · Berdsk municipality, RU
Peter Lachner · Heroldstatt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2009
Grant date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/44
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment of the invention code (e.g., compiler, tool) may generate information so a first code portion, which includes a pointer value in a first endian format (e.g., big endian), can be properly initialized and executed on a platform having a second endian format (e.g., little endian). Also, various embodiments of the invention may identify problematic regions of code (e.g., source code) where a particular byte order is cast away through void pointers.

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