Method, medium and apparatus storing and restoring register context for fast context switching between tasks
US8635627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/443
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, medium and apparatus for storing and restoring a register context for a fast context switching between tasks is disclosed. The method, medium and apparatus may improve overall operating speed of a system by increasing the speed of context switching. The method may include adding an update code for updating information of live registers to a task file that includes a code of a task to perform a specified function, converting the task file having the update code added thereto into a run file, updating the information of the live registers with the update code during running of the task using the run file, and storing a live register context according to the updated information of the registers.
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