Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Dynamic instruction dependency checking – monitoring or... – Commitment control or register bypass
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-20
2008-05-20
Chan, Eddie (Department: 2183)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Dynamic instruction dependency checking, monitoring or...
Commitment control or register bypass
C712S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07376816
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for executing a load instruction. Address information of the load instruction is used to generate an address of needed data, and the address is used to search a cache memory for the needed data. If the needed data is found in the cache memory, a cache hit signal is generated. At least a portion of the address is used to search a queue for a previous load instruction specifying the same address. If a previous load instruction specifying the same address is found, the cache hit signal is ignored and the load instruction is stored in the queue. A load/store unit, and a processor implementing the method, are also described.
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Barrick Brian David
Fernsler Kimberly Marie
Hicks Dwain A.
Osanai Takeki
Ray David Scott
Carr LLP
Chan Eddie
Faherty Corey S
International Business Machines - Corporation
Rifai D'Ann N.
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