Vectorization of program code
US8627304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/452
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for vectorization of a block of code is provided. The method comprises receiving a first block of code as input; and converting the first block of code into at least a second block of code and a third block of code. The first block of code accesses a first set of memory addresses that are potentially misaligned. The second block of code performs conditional leaping address incrementation to selectively access a first subset of the first set of memory addresses. The third block of code accesses a second subset of the first set of memory addresses starting from an aligned memory address, simultaneously accessing multiple memory addresses at a time. No memory address belongs to both the first subset and the second subset of memory addresses.
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