Abstract:
A processor is provided and includes a core that is configured to perform a decode operation on a multi-instruction packet comprising multiple instructions. The decode operation includes receiving the multi-instruction packet that includes first and second instructions. The first instruction includes a primary portion at a fixed first location and a secondary portion. The second instruction includes a primary portion at a fixed second location between the primary portion of the first instruction and the secondary portion of the first instruction. An operational code portion of the primary portion of each of the first and second instructions is accessed and decoded. An instruction packet including the primary and secondary portions of the first instruction is created, and a second instruction packet including the primary portion of the second instruction is created. The first and second instructions packets are dispatched to respective first and second functional units.
Abstract:
A processor is provided and includes a core that is configured to perform a decode operation on a multi-instruction packet comprising multiple instructions. The decode operation includes receiving the multi-instruction packet that includes first and second instructions. The first instruction includes a primary portion at a fixed first location and a secondary portion. The second instruction includes a primary portion at a fixed second location between the primary portion of the first instruction and the secondary portion of the first instruction. An operational code portion of the primary portion of each of the first and second instructions is accessed and decoded. An instruction packet including the primary and secondary portions of the first instruction is created, and a second instruction packet including the primary portion of the second instruction is created. The first and second instructions packets are dispatched to respective first and second functional units.
Abstract:
Lockstep comparators and related methods are described. An example apparatus includes self-test logic circuitry having first outputs, and comparator logic including selection logic having first inputs and second outputs, ones of the first inputs coupled to the first outputs, first detection logic having second inputs and third outputs, the second inputs coupled to the second outputs, second detection logic having third inputs and fourth outputs, the third inputs coupled to the third outputs, latch logic having fifth inputs and fifth outputs, the third output and the fourth output coupled to the fifth inputs, and error detection logic having sixth inputs coupled to the fifth inputs.
Abstract:
Lockstep comparators and related methods are described. An example apparatus includes self-test logic circuitry having first outputs, and comparator logic including selection logic having first inputs and second outputs, ones of the first inputs coupled to the first outputs, first detection logic having second inputs and third outputs, the second inputs coupled to the second outputs, second detection logic having third inputs and fourth outputs, the third inputs coupled to the third outputs, latch logic having fifth inputs and fifth outputs, the third output and the fourth output coupled to the fifth inputs, and error detection logic having sixth inputs coupled to the fifth inputs.
Abstract:
A pipeline communication system includes a master and a plurality of slaves configured to communicate with each other. Each of the plurality of slaves includes a memory, and is configured to generate a first ready signal and a second ready signal. The first ready signal is configured to be provided only to the master and the second ready signal is configured to be provided only to each of the plurality of slaves. The second ready signal is generated independent of the error check in each of the plurality of slaves.
Abstract:
A pipeline communication system includes a master and a plurality of slaves configured to communicate with each other. Each of the plurality of slaves includes a memory, and is configured to generate a first ready signal and a second ready signal. The first ready signal is configured to be provided only to the master and the second ready signal is configured to be provided only to each of the plurality of slaves. The second ready signal is generated independent of the error check in each of the plurality of slaves.
Abstract:
A multi master system on chip (SoC) includes a plurality of masters comprising a first master and a second master, each configured to generate a request. A next state generator in the multi master SoC is configured to generate a next state of a round robin pointer in response to the request and a current state of the round robin pointer. The round robin pointer is configured to generate an enable signal to enable a priority encoder for the first master in response to the current state of the round robin pointer. Further, the next state of the round robin pointer is generated such that a priority is maintained for the first master until there is a request from the second master.
Abstract:
A glitch free clock switching circuit includes a first enable synchronization logic that generates a first clock enable in response to a first enable from a first enable generation logic. The clock switching circuit includes a second enable synchronization logic that generates a second clock enable in response to a second enable from a second enable generation logic. A logic gate is coupled to an output of the second enable synchronization logic that selects the second clock signal as a logic gate output if the second enable is logic high. A priority multiplexer receives a first clock signal, the first enable and the logic gate output. The multiplexer configured to select the first clock signal as the clock output if the first enable is logic high, irrespective of the logic gate output.
Abstract:
In described examples, a circuit device includes a memory having a set of memory ranges, a logic circuit, access protection registers (APRs), ZONE debug permission registers, and a processor coupled to the memory. Each APR stores memory access permissions for an associated memory range. Each ZONE debug permission register stores debug permissions for a ZONE. Each ZONE is associated with a subset of the APRs so that each APR is associated with one ZONE. The processor executes a debug instruction to control the circuit device as follows. An APR associated with a memory address in the debug instruction provides a first permission to a first logic circuit input. The ZONE debug permission registers provide a second permission responsive to a credential to a second logic circuit input. The processor performs a debug action responsive to the debug instruction and a logic circuit output.
Abstract:
In described examples, a circuit device includes a memory having a set of memory ranges and a processor device coupled to the memory. The processor device is configured to fetch programmable instructions from the memory, and configured to determine memory access and execution permissions for the programmable instructions. Permissions are determined responsive to a set of a set of access protection registers (APRs) and a set of LINKs. The APRs each specify permissions for a respective associated memory range. The LINKs are each associated with a respective subset of the APRs. Each of the APRs specifies access protection responsive to each LINK. Each of the programmable instructions corresponds to the APR (source APR) associated with a memory range in which the programmable instruction is stored, and corresponds to the LINK (source LINK) associated with the respective source APR.