Method for processing single precision arithmetic operations in

Details Method for processing single precision arithmetic operations in Method for processing single precision arithmetic operations in

1997-06-25

1999-03-16

Ellis, Richard L.

395393, G06F 9302

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058840702

ABSTRACT:
In an out-of-order processor having single-precision floating-point registers aliased into double-precision floating-point registers, a single-precision floating-point arithmetic operation having four possible register dependencies is converted into two microinstructions which are processed normally within the processor. The first microinstruction is coded to perform the arithmetic operation specified by the single-precision instruction using the first and second source registers specified and storing the result in a phantom register. The second microinstruction is coded for merging the contents of the phantom register and the destination register specified. Each microinstruction has at most two possible register dependencies, thereby reducing the total number of register dependencies which the processor is required to track.

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