Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Entering protected pipeline mode with clearing
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Application No.: US16384537Application Date: 2019-04-15
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Publication No.: US11048513B2Publication Date: 2021-06-29
- Inventor: Timothy D. Anderson , Joseph Zbiciak , Duc Bui , Mel Alan Phipps , Todd T. Hahn
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Brian D. Graham; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G06F9/38
- IPC: G06F9/38 ; G06F11/00 ; G06F12/0875 ; G06F9/30 ; G06F11/10 ; G06F9/32 ; G06F12/0897 ; G06F9/345
Abstract:
Techniques related to executing a plurality of instructions by a processor comprising receiving a first instruction for execution on an instruction execution pipeline, wherein the instruction execution pipeline is in a first execution mode, beginning execution of the first instruction on the instruction execution pipeline, receiving an execution mode instruction to switch the instruction execution pipeline to a second execution mode, switching the instruction execution pipeline to the second execution mode based on the received execution mode instruction, annulling the first instruction based on the execution mode instruction, receiving a second instruction for execution on the instruction execution pipeline, the second instruction, and executing the second instruction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190243648A1 ENTERING PROTECTED PIPELINE MODE WITH CLEARING Public/Granted day:2019-08-08
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