Method and a system for using same set of registers to...

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2007-03-13

2007-03-13

Fleming, Fritz (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing control

Arithmetic operation instruction processing

C712S221000

Reexamination Certificate

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10353662

ABSTRACT:
A system for handling a plurality of single precision floating point instructions and a plurality of double precision floating point instructions that both index a same set of registers is provided. The system comprises a decode unit arranged to decode, stall, and forward at least one of the plurality of single precision and at least one of the plurality of double precision floating point instructions in a fetch group. The decode unit includes a first counter arranged to increment for each of the plurality of single precision floating point instructions forwarded down a pipeline; a second counter arranged to increment for each of the plurality of double precision floating point instructions forwarded down the pipeline; a first mask register and a second mask register. The first mask register is updated by each of the single precision floating point instructions forwarded and the second mask register is updated by each of the double precision floating point instructions forwarded.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6405305 (2002-06-01), Meier et al.

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