Efficient usage of a multi-level register file utilizing a register file bypass
US9286068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/384
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor includes an execution unit, a first level register file, a second level register file, a plurality of storage locations and a register file bypass controller. The first and second level register files are comprised of physical registers, with the first level register file more efficiently accessed relative to the second level register file. The register file bypass controller is coupled with the execution unit and second level register file. The register file bypass controller determines whether an instruction indicates a logical register is unmapped from a physical register in the first level register file. The register file controller also loads data into one of the storage locations and selects one of the storage locations as input to the execution unit, without mapping the logical register to one of the physical registers in the first level register file.
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