Interrupt processing system and method for information processin

Details Interrupt processing system and method for information processin Interrupt processing system and method for information processin

1998-09-17

2000-09-26

Follansbee, John A.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing control

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710260, 710261, 710269, 712233, G06F 900

Patent

active

061254436

ABSTRACT:
An interrupt processing system and method for an information processing system of pipeline control type are disclosed. The occurrence of an exception is detected for each plurality of instructions to be processed in parallel. The occurrences of exceptions, when detected for a plurality of the instructions to be processed in parallel, are reported collectively according to each cause of the exceptions. In the case where the occurrences of exceptions are reported for a plurality of the instructions to be processed in parallel by an exception reporting unit, an interrupt request is issued. In response to the interrupt request, the pipeline processing is restored by an instruction control unit to the state before execution of the leading one of the plurality of the instructions to be processed in parallel for which the occurrences of exceptions are detected, and the instructions are reexecuted one by one sequentially from the leading one of the plurality of instructions through the instruction control unit. Thus, an interrupt is accurately processed upon occurrence of an exception.

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