Replicating code to eliminate a level of indirection during exec

Details Replicating code to eliminate a level of indirection during exec Replicating code to eliminate a level of indirection during exec

1997-01-23

1999-10-19

Hafiz, Tariq R.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

395683, 395702, 707103, G06F 944

Patent

active

059702427

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for accelerating the execution of an object oriented computer program having a plurality of objects. In one embodiment, each of the objects includes an object header and object data which are stored in a memory. Moreover, each of the objects is associated with a corresponding set of methods (or functions). A typical object oriented program only maintains one copy of a method which is accessed by more than one object. However, in the present invention, each method is copied and stored in a memory, such that each object has a dedicated set of methods stored in memory. For example, if a first object and a second object require access to the same method, then a first copy of this method is provided for the first object, and a second copy of this method is provided for the second object. Providing each object with a dedicated set of methods minimizes the levels of indirection required to access the methods, and thereby accelerates the execution of instructions which access the objects.

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