Efficient transfer of branch information

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2006-05-16

2009-08-11

Chan, Eddie P (Department: 2183)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing control

Specialized instruction processing in support of testing,...

C712S233000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07574586

ABSTRACT:
A system comprising a processor adapted to execute software code comprising branch instructions and a trace logic coupled to the processor and adapted to generate a branch packet comprising branch bits. At least some of the branch bits are associated with branch instructions executed by the processor. The trace logic flushes invalid branch bits in the branch packet with a common bit, the common bit an inverse of a valid branch bit. The trace logic outputs the branch packet with an indicator comprising the valid branch bit.

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