摘要:
Computer implemented method, system, and computer usable program code for simulating processor operation in a data processing system. An instruction trace is generated, wherein the instruction trace includes markers specified by a user for identifying interval boundaries for at least one interval of the instruction trace. The instruction trace is divided into a plurality of intervals in consideration of the markers, and the plurality of intervals are formed into a plurality of interval clusters, wherein each interval cluster represents one phase of execution of the instruction trace. At least one interval from each of the plurality of interval clusters is selected as a trace sample to provide a plurality of trace samples, wherein each selected interval is of at least a minimum size, a simulation is performed using the plurality of trace samples, and a result of the simulation is provided to the user.
摘要:
Computer implemented method, system, and computer usable program code for simulating processor operation in a data processing system. An instruction trace is generated, wherein the instruction trace includes markers specified by a user for identifying interval boundaries for at least one interval of the instruction trace. The instruction trace is divided into a plurality of intervals in consideration of the markers, and the plurality of intervals are formed into a plurality of interval clusters, wherein each interval cluster represents one phase of execution of the instruction trace. At least one interval from each of the plurality of interval clusters is selected as a trace sample to provide a plurality of trace samples, wherein each selected interval is of at least a minimum size, a simulation is performed using the plurality of trace samples, and a result of the simulation is provided to the user.
摘要:
There are provided methods and computer program products for generating code for an architecture encoding an extended register specification. A method for generating code for a fixed-width instruction set includes identifying a non-contiguous register specifier. The method further includes generating a fixed-width instruction word that includes the non-contiguous register specifier.
摘要:
There are provided methods and computer program products for generating code for an architecture encoding an extended register specification. A method for generating code for a fixed-width instruction set includes identifying a non-contiguous register specifier. The method further includes generating a fixed-width instruction word that includes the non-contiguous register specifier.
摘要:
There are provided methods and computer program products for generating code for an architecture encoding an extended register specification. A method for generating code for a fixed-width instruction set includes identifying a non-contiguous register specifier. The method further includes generating a fixed-width instruction word that includes the non-contiguous register specifier.
摘要:
A dynamic predictive and/or exact caching mechanism is provided in various stages of a microprocessor pipeline so that various control signals can be stored and memorized in the course of program execution. Exact control signal vector caching may be done. Whenever an issue group is formed following instruction decode, register renaming, and dependency checking, an encoded copy of the issue group information can be cached under the tag of the leading instruction. The resulting dependency cache or control vector cache can be accessed right at the beginning of the instruction issue logic stage of the microprocessor pipeline the next time the corresponding group of instructions come up for re-execution. Since the encoded issue group bit pattern may be accessed in a single cycle out of the cache, the resulting microprocessor pipeline with this embodiment can be seen as two parallel pipes, where the shorter pipe is followed if there is a dependency cache or control vector cache hit.
摘要:
Mechanisms for modeling system level effects of soft errors are provided. Mechanisms are provided for integrating device-level and component-level soft error rate (SER) analysis mechanisms with micro-architecture level performance analysis tools during a concept phase of the IC design to thereby generate a SER analysis tool. A first SER profile for the IC design is generated by applying the SER analysis tool to the IC design. At a later phase of the IC design, detailed information about SER vulnerabilities of logic and storage elements within the IC design are obtained and the first SER profile is refined based on the detailed information about SER vulnerabilities to thereby generate a second SER profile for the IC design. Modifications to the IC design are made at one or more phases of the IC design based on one of the first SER profile or the second SER profile.
摘要:
This invention pertains to apparatus, method and a computer program stored on a computer readable medium. The computer program includes instructions for use with an instruction unit having a code page, and has computer program code for partitioning the code page into at least two sections for storing in a first section thereof a plurality of instruction words and, in association with at least one instruction word, for storing in a second section thereof an extension to each instruction word in the first section. The computer program further includes computer program code for setting a state of at least one page table entry bit for indicating, on a code page by code page basis, whether the code page is partitioned into the first and second sections for storing instruction words and their extensions, or whether the code page is comprised instead of a single section storing only instruction words.
摘要:
There are provided methods and computer program products for generating code for an architecture encoding an extended register specification. A method for generating code for a fixed-width instruction set includes identifying a non-contiguous register specifier. The method further includes generating a fixed-width instruction word that includes the non-contiguous register specifier.
摘要:
There are provided methods and computer program products for implementing instruction set architectures with non-contiguous register file specifiers. A method for processing instruction code includes processing a fixed-width instruction of a fixed-width instruction set using a non-contiguous register specifier of a non-contiguous register specification. The fixed-width instruction includes the non-contiguous register specifier.