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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
David Hennah Mansell, Norwich, GB;
Nigel John Stephens, Cambridge, GB;
Matthew Lucien Evans, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/22 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/38 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3012 (2013.01); G06F 9/3842 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data processing apparatus is provided comprising: a plurality of storage circuits to store data. Execution circuitry performs one or more operations using the storage circuits in response to instructions. The instructions include a relinquish instruction. The execution circuitry responds to the relinquish instruction by indicating that at least one of the plurality of storage circuits is an unused storage circuit and the execution circuitry affects execution of future instructions based on the unused storage circuit after executing the relinquish instruction.