Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Translation of code
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-11
2008-03-11
Khatri, Anil (Department: 2191)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Translation of code
C717S149000, C717S150000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07343595
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a method for executing a program comprising a function call and one or more subsequent instructions. The method comprises processing, on a first thread, a function defined by the function call, the function having one or more programmer predefined typical return values. For each predefined return value, the one or more subsequent instructions are pre-processed on an additional thread assuming that the function returned that pre-defined return value. In this way the processor, on completion of processing said function is able to make use of the pre-processing completed by the additional thread which used the actual return value.
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Iley Adam D
Scott John J R
Bailey Wayne P.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Khatri Anil
Rodriguez Herman
Yee Duke W.
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