Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Dynamic instruction dependency checking – monitoring or... – Commitment control or register bypass
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Tsai, Henry W. H. (Department: 2183)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Dynamic instruction dependency checking, monitoring or...
Commitment control or register bypass
C712S023000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06880067
ABSTRACT:
Techniques are provided for retiring instructions that typically complete early as compared to most instructions. In an embodiment, all instructions are processed normally until the instruction queue is full. At that time, the system is frozen, e.g., all units stop processing instructions. For each instruction in the instruction queue, if the instruction meets the criteria for early retirement, then the instruction is terminated and the system is updated to reflect that the instruction has been terminated. The system is then unfrozen, and all units resume their functions.
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Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
Ngo Tuan V.
Tsai Henry W. H.
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