Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral adapting
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-22
2008-07-22
Chen, Alan S (Department: 2184)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral adapting
C710S030000, C710S107000, C712S204000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07404019
ABSTRACT:
A method for providing endianness control in a data processing system includes initiating an access which accesses a peripheral, providing a first endianness control that corresponds to the peripheral, and completing the access using the endianness control to affect the endianness order of the information transferred during the access. In one embodiment, the first endianness control overrides a default endianness corresponding to the access. The default endianness may be provided by a master endianness control corresponding to a master requesting the current access. A data processing system includes a first bus master, first and second peripherals, first endianness control corresponding to the first peripheral and second endianness control corresponding to the second peripheral, and control circuitry which uses the first endianness control to control endianness for an access between the first bus master and the first peripheral. In one embodiment, the data processing system may include multiple masters.
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Fitzsimmons Michael D.
Moyer William C.
Chen Alan S
Chiu Joanna G.
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Hill Susan
Singh Ranjeev
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