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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2013
Applicant:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

David A Kaplan, Austin, TX (US);

Daniel Hopper, Austin, TX (US);

John M. King, Austin, TX (US);

Jeff Rupley, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/38 (2018.01); G06F 12/0875 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3834 (2013.01); G06F 9/3826 (2013.01); G06F 12/0875 (2013.01); Y02D 10/13 (2018.01);
Abstract

Embodiments herein provide for improved store-to-load-forwarding (STLF) logic and linear aliasing effect reduction logic. In one embodiment, a load instruction to be executed is selected. Whether a first linear address associated with said load instruction matches a linear address of a store instruction of a plurality of store instructions in a queue is determined. Data associated with said store instruction for executing said load instruction is forwarded, in response to determining that the first linear address matches the linear address of the store instruction.


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