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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett S. Feero, Austin, TX (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first buffer, a second buffer, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to receive a first plurality of instructions included in a program. The control circuit may also be configured to store each of the first plurality of instructions in an entry of a first number of entries in the first buffer, arranged in the first number of entries dependent upon a received order. The control circuit may be further configured to select a second plurality of instructions from the first buffer. The second plurality of instructions may be selected dependent upon a program order. The control circuit may be configured to store each of the second plurality of instructions in an entry of a second number of entries in the second buffer, arranged in the second number of entries dependent upon the program order.