公开(公告)号：US20230350681A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18344984

申请日：2023-06-30

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy D. ANDERSON ,  Joseph ZBICIAK ,  Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/38

CPC classification number: G06F9/3016 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30098 ,  G06F9/30112 ,  G06F9/30123 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/3802 ,  G06F9/383 ,  G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/1048 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F9/3822 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F2212/452 ,  G06F2212/60

Abstract: Techniques related to executing a plurality of instructions by a processor comprising receiving a first instruction for execution on an instruction execution pipeline, beginning execution of the first instruction, receiving one or more second instructions for execution on the instruction execution pipeline, the one or more second instructions associated with a higher priority task than the first instruction, storing a register state associated with the execution of the first instruction in one or more registers of a capture queue associated with the instruction execution pipeline, copying the register state from the capture queue to a memory, determining that the one or more second instructions have been executed, copying the register state from the memory to the one or more registers of the capture queue, and restoring the register state to the instruction execution pipeline from the capture queue.

公开(公告)号：US20220365787A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17876706

申请日：2022-07-29

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kai CHIRCA ,  Timothy D. ANDERSON ,  Paul Daniel GAUVREAU

IPC: G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/36 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/48

Abstract: A method includes receiving an execute packet that includes a first instruction and a second instruction and executing the first instruction and the second instruction using a pipeline. Executing the first and second instructions includes storing a result of the first instruction in a holding register; determining whether an event that interrupts execution of the execute packet occurs prior to completion of the executing of the second instruction; and based on the event not occurring, committing the result of the first instruction after completion of the executing of the second instruction.

公开(公告)号：US20220156193A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17590749

申请日：2022-02-01

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kai CHIRCA ,  Timothy David ANDERSON

IPC: G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/06 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  H03M13/01 ,  H03M13/09 ,  H03M13/15 ,  H03M13/27 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F12/0891

Abstract: Techniques for maintaining cache coherency comprising storing data blocks associated with a main process in a cache line of a main cache memory, storing a first local copy of the data blocks in a first local cache memory of a first processor, storing a second local copy of the set of data blocks in a second local cache memory of a second processor executing a first child process of the main process to generate first output data, writing the first output data to the first data block of the first local copy as a write through, writing the first output data to the first data block of the main cache memory as a part of the write through, transmitting an invalidate request to the second local cache memory, marking the second local copy of the set of data blocks as delayed, and transmitting an acknowledgment to the invalidate request.

公开(公告)号：US20210247980A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17241198

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy D. ANDERSON ,  Joseph ZBICIAK ,  Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F11/00 ,  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, beginning execution of the first instruction, receiving one or more second instructions for execution on the instruction execution pipeline, the one or more second instructions associated with a higher priority task than the first instruction, storing a register state associated with the execution of the first instruction in one or more registers of a capture queue associated with the instruction execution pipeline, copying the register state from the capture queue to a memory, determining that the one or more second instructions have been executed, copying the register state from the memory to the one or more registers of the capture queue, and restoring the register state to the instruction execution pipeline from the capture queue.

公开(公告)号：US20210124673A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17079074

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kai CHIRCA ,  Timothy D. ANDERSON

IPC: G06F11/36

Abstract: A method includes executing software code comprising a plurality of execute packets; responsive to an execute packet of the software code being executed by a data processor core, advancing a value of a test counter register; and responsive to the value of the test counter register being equal to a terminal value, triggering an event to be handled by the software code.

公开(公告)号：US20240103863A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18529034

申请日：2023-12-05

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy David ANDERSON ,  Duc Quang BUI ,  Joseph ZBICIAK ,  Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F9/30

CPC classification number: G06F9/30123 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/30134

Abstract: A digital signal processor having a CPU with a program counter register and, optionally, an event context stack pointer register for saving and restoring the event handler context when higher priority event preempts a lower priority event handler. The CPU is configured to use a minimized set of addressing modes that includes using the event context stack pointer register and program counter register to compute an address for storing data in memory. The CPU may also eliminate post-decrement, pre-increment and post-decrement addressing and rely only on post-increment addressing.

公开(公告)号：US20240086065A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18512261

申请日：2023-11-17

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kai CHIRCA ,  Timothy David ANDERSON

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F12/06 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  H03M13/01 ,  H03M13/09 ,  H03M13/15 ,  H03M13/27

CPC classification number: G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/30123 ,  G06F9/3897 ,  G06F9/4881 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F12/0607 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0857 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F13/124 ,  G06F13/1642 ,  G06F13/1663 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F13/4027 ,  H03M13/015 ,  H03M13/098 ,  H03M13/1575 ,  H03M13/276 ,  H03M13/2785 ,  G06F12/0846 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1024 ,  G06F2212/304 ,  G06F2212/452 ,  G06F2212/657

Abstract: Techniques for maintaining cache coherency comprising storing data blocks associated with a main process in a cache line of a main cache memory, storing a first local copy of the data blocks in a first local cache memory of a first processor, storing a second local copy of the set of data blocks in a second local cache memory of a second processor executing a first child process of the main process to generate first output data, writing the first output data to the first data block of the first local copy as a write through, writing the first output data to the first data block of the main cache memory as a part of the write through, transmitting an invalidate request to the second local cache memory, marking the second local copy of the set of data blocks as delayed, and transmitting an acknowledgment to the invalidate request.

公开(公告)号：US20230325078A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18332831

申请日：2023-06-12

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Matthew David PIERSON ,  Daniel WU ,  Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/06 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  H03M13/01 ,  H03M13/09 ,  H03M13/15 ,  H03M13/27 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F12/0891

CPC classification number: G06F3/0604 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F13/4027 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0607 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F13/124 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0857 ,  G06F13/1663 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  H03M13/015 ,  H03M13/098 ,  H03M13/1575 ,  H03M13/276 ,  H03M13/2785 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/3897 ,  G06F9/4881 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F13/1642 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F9/30123 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F2212/452 ,  G06F2212/657 ,  G06F2212/304 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1024 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F12/0846

Abstract: A device includes a data path, a first interface configured to receive a first memory access request from a first peripheral device, and a second interface configured to receive a second memory access request from a second peripheral device. The device further includes an arbiter circuit configured to, in a first clock cycle, a pre-arbitration winner between a first memory access request and a second memory access request based on a first number of credits allocated to a first destination device and a second number of credits allocated to a second destination device. The arbiter circuit is further configured to, in a second clock cycle select a final arbitration winner from among the pre-arbitration winner and a subsequent memory access request based on a comparison of a priority of the pre-arbitration winner and a priority of the subsequent memory access request.

公开(公告)号：US20230185576A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18164695

申请日：2023-02-06

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/36 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/48

CPC classification number: G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/542 ,  G06F9/3861 ,  G06F11/368 ,  G06F11/3696 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/4812 ,  G06F9/4843 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/3857 ,  G06F9/30116 ,  G06F9/3863 ,  G06F9/3853

Abstract: A method includes asserting a field of an event flag mask register configured to inhibit an event handler. The method also includes, responsive to an event that corresponds to the field of the event flag mask register being triggered: asserting a field of an event flag register associated with the event; and based the field in the event flag register being asserted, taking an action by a task being executed by the data processor core.

公开(公告)号：US20210349827A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17384864

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kai CHIRCA ,  Joseph R. M. ZBICIAK ,  Matthew D. PIERSON

IPC: G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0862

Abstract: A prefetch unit generates a prefetch address in response to an address associated with a memory read request received from the first or second cache. The prefetch unit includes a prefetch buffer that is arranged to store the prefetch address in an address buffer of a selected slot of the prefetch buffer, where each slot of the prefetch unit includes a buffer for storing a prefetch address, and two sub-slots. Each sub-slot includes a data buffer for storing data that is prefetched using the prefetch address stored in the slot, and one of the two sub-slots of the slot is selected in response to a portion of the generated prefetch address. Subsequent hits on the prefetcher result in returning prefetched data to the requestor in response to a subsequent memory read request received after the initial received memory read request.