Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing control – Branching
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-10
2011-12-13
Kindred, Alford (Department: 2181)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing control
Branching
C712S235000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08078853
ABSTRACT:
Described are methods and systems that allow partial speculation (e.g., speculation within constraints). With partial speculation, after a fault is detected for example, speculation remains enabled for processor registers and other memories private to a microprocessor, while speculation normally permitted for certain other operations is suspended. Accordingly, while the fault is dispatched, some speculation is permitted as opposed to suspending all speculation. As such, microcode that makes use of speculation can be written.
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Anvin H. Peter
Dunn David
Geib Benjamin
Kindred Alford
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