公开(公告)号：US10474463B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US13997006

申请日：2011-12-23

申请人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Tal Uliel ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Zeev Sperber ,  Amit Gradstein

发明人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Tal Uliel ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Zeev Sperber ,  Amit Gradstein

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

摘要： An apparatus and method are described for down-converting from a source operand to a destination operand with masking. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading a source operand value to be down-converted from a first value to a down-converted value and stored in a destination location; reading each mask register bit stored in a mask register, the mask register bit(s) indicating whether to perform a masking operation or a conversion operation on the source operand value; if the mask register bit(s) indicates that a masking operation is to be performed, then performing a specified masking operation and storing the results of the masking operation in the destination location; and if the mask register bit indicates that a masking operation is not to be performed, then down-converting the source operand value and storing the down-converted value in the specified destination location.

公开(公告)号：US09524168B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US13997244

申请日：2011-12-23

申请人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Tal Uliel ,  Bret L Toll

发明人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Tal Uliel ,  Bret L Toll

IPC分类号： G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30032 ,  G06F9/30036

摘要： An apparatus and method are described for shuffling data elements from source registers to a destination register. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading each mask bit stored in a mask data structure, the mask data structure containing mask bits associated with data elements of a destination register, the values usable for determining whether a masking operation or a shuffle operation should be performed on data elements stored within a first source register and a second source register; for each data element of the destination register, if a mask bit associated with the data element indicates that a shuffle operation should be performed, then shuffling data elements from the first source register and the second source register to the specified data element within the destination register; and if the mask bit indicates that a masking operation should be performed, then performing a specified masking operation with respect to the data element of the destination register.

摘要翻译： 描述了将数据元素从源寄存器混合到目的地寄存器的装置和方法。 例如，根据一个实施例的方法包括以下操作：读取存储在掩模数据结构中的每个掩码位，所述掩码数据结构包含与目的地寄存器的数据元素相关联的掩码位，可用于确定掩蔽操作 或者应当对存储在第一源寄存器和第二源寄存器中的数据元素执行混洗操作; 对于目标寄存器的每个数据元素，如果与数据元素相关联的掩码位指示应当执行混洗操作，则将数据元素从第一源寄存器和第二源寄存器混洗到目标寄存器中的指定数据元素 ; 并且如果掩码位指示应当执行掩蔽操作，则对目的地寄存器的数据元素执行指定的掩蔽操作。

公开(公告)号：US09495162B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US13996072

申请日：2011-12-23

申请人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Mostafa Hagog ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Tal Uliel ,  Zeev Sperber ,  Amit Gradstein

发明人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Mostafa Hagog ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Tal Uliel ,  Zeev Sperber ,  Amit Gradstein

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/30196 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30032 ,  G06F9/30036

摘要： An apparatus and method are described for permuting data elements with masking. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading values from a mask data structure to determine whether masking is implemented for each data element of a destination operand; if masking not implemented for a particular data element, then selecting data elements from the destination operand and a second source operand based on index values stored in a first source operand to be copied to data element positions within the destination operand, wherein any one of the data elements from either the destination operand and the second source operand may be copied to any one of the data element positions within the destination operand; if masking is implemented for a particular data element of the destination operand, then performing a designated masking operation with respect to that particular data element.

摘要翻译： 描述了用掩模来置换数据元素的装置和方法。 例如，根据一个实施例的方法包括以下操作：从掩模数据结构读取值以确定是否对目的地操作数的每个数据元素实施掩蔽; 如果对特定数据元素没有实现掩蔽，则根据存储在第一源操作数中的索引值从目的地操作数和第二源操作数中选择要复制到目的地操作数内的数据元素位置的第二源操作数，其中， 来自目的地操作数和第二源操作数的数据元素可以被复制到目的地操作数中的任何一个数据元素位置; 如果针对目的地操作数的特定数据元素实现掩蔽，则对该特定数据元素执行指定的屏蔽操作。

公开(公告)号：US20160188341A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US14583050

申请日：2014-12-24

申请人： Elmoustapha OULD-AHMED-VALL ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Mark Charney ,  Roger Espasa ,  Guillem Sole ,  Manel Fernandez ,  Brian J. Hickmann

发明人： Elmoustapha OULD-AHMED-VALL ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Mark Charney ,  Roger Espasa ,  Guillem Sole ,  Manel Fernandez ,  Brian J. Hickmann

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/30196 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30167

摘要： In one embodiment of the invention, a processor including a storage location configured to store a set of source packed-data operands, each of the operands having a plurality of packed-data elements that are positive or negative according to an immediate bit value within one of the operands. The processor also including: a decoder to decode an instruction requiring an input of a plurality of source operands, and an execution unit to receive the decoded instructions and to generate a result that is a sum of the source operands. In one embodiment, the result is stored back into one of the source operands or the result is stored into an operand that is independent of the source operands.

摘要翻译： 在本发明的一个实施例中，一种包括存储位置的处理器，被配置为存储一组源压缩数据操作数，每个操作数具有多个压缩数据元素，这些数据元素根据一个中的立即位值为正或负 的操作数。 处理器还包括：解码器，用于解码需要多个源操作数的输入的指令，以及执行单元，用于接收解码的指令并产生作为源操作数之和的结果。 在一个实施例中，将结果存储回源操作数之一，或将结果存储到独立于源操作数的操作数中。

公开(公告)号：US20190102184A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US15721466

申请日：2017-09-29

申请人： Venkateswara Madduri ,  Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Mark Charney ,  Robert Valentine ,  Binwei Yang

发明人： Venkateswara Madduri ,  Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Mark Charney ,  Robert Valentine ,  Binwei Yang

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

摘要： An apparatus and method for performing right-shifting operations on packed quadword data. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a decoder to decode a right-shift instruction to generate a decoded right-shift instruction; a first source register to store a plurality of packed quadwords data elements; execution circuitry to execute the decoded right-shift instruction, the execution circuitry comprising shift circuitry to right-shift at least first and second packed quadword data elements from first and second packed quadword data element locations, respectively, in the first source register by an amount specified in an immediate value or in a control value in a second source register, to generate first and second right-shifted quadwords; the execution circuitry to cause selection of 16 most significant bits of the first and second right-shifted quadwords to be written to 16 least significant bit regions of first and second quadword data element locations, respectively, of a destination register; and the destination register to store the specified set of the 16 most significant bits of the first and second right-shifted quadwords.

公开(公告)号：US09489196B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US13997998

申请日：2011-12-23

申请人： Mikhail Plotnikov ,  Andrey Naraikan ,  Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Jesus Corbal

发明人： Mikhail Plotnikov ,  Andrey Naraikan ,  Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Jesus Corbal

IPC分类号： G06F7/76 ,  G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/3013 ,  G06F7/764 ,  G06F9/3001 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30029 ,  G06F9/30036

摘要： A method is described that includes reading a first read mask from a first register. The method also includes reading a first vector operand from a second register or memory location. The method also includes applying the read mask against the first vector operand to produce a set of elements for operation. The method also includes performing an operation of the set elements. The method also includes creating an output vector by producing multiple instances of the operation's result. The method also includes reading a first write mask from a third register, the first write mask being different than the first read mask. The method also includes applying the write mask against the output vector to create a resultant vector. The method also includes writing the resultant vector to a destination register.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种包括从第一寄存器读取第一读取掩码的方法。 该方法还包括从第二寄存器或存储器位置读取第一向量操作数。 该方法还包括对第一向量操作数应用读取掩码以产生用于操作的一组元素。 该方法还包括执行设定元件的操作。 该方法还包括通过产生操作结果的多个实例来创建输出向量。 该方法还包括从第三寄存器读取第一写掩码，第一写掩码不同于第一读掩码。 该方法还包括针对输出向量应用写掩码以产生合成矢量。 该方法还包括将结果矢量写入目的地寄存器。

公开(公告)号：US20150026440A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-22

申请号：US13996072

申请日：2011-12-23

申请人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Mostafa Hagog ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Tal Uliel ,  Zeev Sperber ,  Amit Gradstein

发明人： Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall ,  Robert Valentine ,  Mostafa Hagog ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Tal Uliel ,  Zeev Sperber ,  Amit Gradstein

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/30196 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30032 ,  G06F9/30036

摘要： An apparatus and method are described for permuting data elements with masking. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading values from a mask data structure to determine whether masking is implemented for each data element of a destination operand; if masking not implemented for a particular data element, then selecting data elements from the destination operand and a second source operand based on index values stored in a first source operand to be copied to data element positions within the destination operand, wherein any one of the data elements from either the destination operand and the second source operand may be copied to any one of the data element positions within the destination operand; if masking is implemented for a particular data element of the destination operand, then performing a designated masking operation with respect to that particular data element.

摘要翻译： 描述了用掩模来置换数据元素的装置和方法。 例如，根据一个实施例的方法包括以下操作：从掩模数据结构读取值以确定是否对目的地操作数的每个数据元素实施掩蔽; 如果对特定数据元素没有实现掩蔽，则根据存储在第一源操作数中的索引值从目的地操作数和第二源操作数中选择要复制到目的地操作数内的数据元素位置的第二源操作数，其中， 来自目的地操作数和第二源操作数的数据元素可以被复制到目的地操作数中的任何一个数据元素位置; 如果针对目的地操作数的特定数据元素实现掩蔽，则对该特定数据元素执行指定的屏蔽操作。

公开(公告)号：US08972698B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US12976616

申请日：2010-12-22

申请人： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Yen-Kuang Chen ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Andrew T. Forsyth ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Jonathan C. Hall ,  Hideki Ido ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jeffrey Wiedemeier

发明人： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Yen-Kuang Chen ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Andrew T. Forsyth ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Jonathan C. Hall ,  Hideki Ido ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jeffrey Wiedemeier

IPC分类号： G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38

CPC分类号： G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30021 ,  G06F9/30032 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/3838

摘要： A processing core implemented on a semiconductor chip is described having first execution unit logic circuitry that includes first comparison circuitry to compare each element in a first input vector against every element of a second input vector. The processing core also has second execution logic circuitry that includes second comparison circuitry to compare a first input value against every data element of an input vector.

摘要翻译： 描述了在半导体芯片上实现的处理核心，其具有包括第一比较电路的第一执行单元逻辑电路，以将第一输入向量中的每个元素与第二输入向量的每个元素进行比较。 处理核心还具有第二执行逻辑电路，其包括第二比较电路，用于将第一输入值与输入向量的每个数据元素进行比较。

公开(公告)号：US20140281401A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13840809

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed_Vall ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Robert Valentine

发明人： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed_Vall ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Robert Valentine

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/30152 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30036

摘要： The execution of a KZBTZ finds a trailing least significant zero bit position in an first input mask and sets an output mask to have the values of the first input mask, but with all bit positions closer to the most significant bit position than the trailing least significant zero bit position in an first input mask set to zero. In some embodiments, a second input mask is used as a writemask such that bit positions of the first input mask are not considered in the trailing least significant zero bit position calculation depending upon a corresponding bit position in the second input mask.

摘要翻译： KZBTZ的执行在第一输入掩码中找到尾随的最低有效零位位置，并将输出掩码设置为具有第一输入掩码的值，但是所有位位置都比接近最低有效位更靠近最高有效位位置 第一个输入掩码中的零位位置设置为零。 在一些实施例中，使用第二输入掩码作为写掩码，使得根据第二输入掩码中的相应位位置，在尾随最低有效零位位置计算中不考虑第一输入掩码的位位置。

公开(公告)号：US08447962B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12644440

申请日：2009-12-22

申请人： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Yen-Kuang (Y. K.) Chen ,  Mayank Bomb ,  Jason W. Brandt ,  Mark J. Buxton ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Srinivas Chennupaty ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Martin G. Dixon ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Jonathan C. Hall ,  Hideki (Saito) Ido ,  Peter Lachner ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Chris J. Newburn ,  Rajesh S. Parthasarathy ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jeffrey G. Wiedemeier

发明人： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Yen-Kuang (Y. K.) Chen ,  Mayank Bomb ,  Jason W. Brandt ,  Mark J. Buxton ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Srinivas Chennupaty ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Martin G. Dixon ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Jonathan C. Hall ,  Hideki (Saito) Ido ,  Peter Lachner ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Chris J. Newburn ,  Rajesh S. Parthasarathy ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jeffrey G. Wiedemeier

IPC分类号： G06F7/38 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30032 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/30109 ,  G06F9/3865

摘要： According to a first aspect, efficient data transfer operations can be achieved by: decoding by a processor device, a single instruction specifying a transfer operation for a plurality of data elements between a first storage location and a second storage location; issuing the single instruction for execution by an execution unit in the processor; detecting an occurrence of an exception during execution of the single instruction; and in response to the exception, delivering pending traps or interrupts to an exception handler prior to delivering the exception.

摘要翻译： 根据第一方面，可以通过以下方式来实现有效的数据传送操作：通过处理器设备解码指定在第一存储位置和第二存储位置之间的多个数据元素的传送操作的单个指令; 发出用于由处理器中的执行单元执行的单个指令; 在单个指令的执行期间检测异常的发生; 并且响应于异常，在传递异常之前将异常陷阱或中断传递给异常处理程序。