Apparatus and method for conditional instruction execution

Details Apparatus and method for conditional instruction execution Apparatus and method for conditional instruction execution

2006-12-26

2006-12-26

Tsai, Henry W. H. (Department: 2183)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing control

Instruction modification based on condition

C712S219000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07155598

ABSTRACT:
A conditional execution apparatus in a microprocessor is provided. The conditional execution apparatus includes translation logic and extended execution logic. The translation logic translates an extended instruction into corresponding micro instructions. The extended instruction has and extended prefix and an extended prefix tag. The extended prefix specifies a condition, where execution of an operation prescribed by the extended instruction depends upon realization of the condition. The extended prefix tag indicates the extended prefix, where the extended prefix tag is an otherwise architecturally specified opcode within an instruction set for the microprocessor. The extended execution logic is coupled to the translation logic. The extended execution logic receives the corresponding micro instructions, and evaluates the condition. If the condition is not realized, then the extended execution logic precludes execution of the operation.

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