System and method for assigning tags to control instruction proc

Details System and method for assigning tags to control instruction proc System and method for assigning tags to control instruction proc

1994-04-04

1997-05-06

Donaghue, Larry D.

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ABSTRACT:
A tag monitoring system for assigning tags to instructions. A source supplies instructions to be executed by a functional unit. A register file stores information required for the execution of each instruction. A queue having a plurality of slots containing tags which are used for tagging the instructions. The tags are arranged in the queue in an order specified by the program order of their corresponding instructions. A control unit monitors the completion of executed instructions and advances the tags in the queue upon completion of an executed instruction. The register file stores an instruction's information at a location in the register file defined by the tag assigned to that instruction. The register file also contains a plurality of read address enable ports and corresponding read output ports. Each of the slots from the queue is coupled to a corresponding one of the read address enable ports. Thus, the information for each instruction can be read out of the register file in program order.

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