Presenting machine instructions in a machine-independent tree form suitable for post-link optimizations
US8656381B2 · kind B2 · utility
1Cited by
23References
13Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/443
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A machine-independent representation of computer instructions can serve as a standard for machine instruction description that is suitable for post-link transformation tools, such as post-link optimizers, and for education of users. In one embodiment the instructions are presented as expression trees in a XML file. An optimizer operates on the transformed code representations, after which optimized code is re-transformed into machine-readable code.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.