Patent
1996-04-17
1998-11-24
Harrell, Robert B.
G06F 930
Patent
active
058419993
ABSTRACT:
An information handling system includes an instruction unit, one or more execution units, a memory management unit, connected to the instruction unit, to a memory system, a cache management unit, one or more levels of cache memory associated with the one or more execution units, one or more I/O controllers connected to a bus which connects to the execution units and to the memory systems and to cache, and a completion unit for tracking sequence of instruction dispatch and instruction completion. The completion unit includes a Content Addressable Register Buffer Assignment Table, a Register Status Table, an Instruction Queue, and a Completion Table to control order of execution and completion of instructions in a sequence dependent on availability of operands.
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Hokenek Erdem
Le Hung Qui
England Anthony V.
Harrell Robert B.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mobley Michele A.
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