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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Ian Michael Caulfield, Cambridge, GB;
Abhishek Raja, Austin, TX (US);
Alexander Alfred Hornung, Cambridge, GB;
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus supports decoding and execution of a bulk memory instruction specifying a block size parameter. The apparatus comprises control circuitry to determine whether the block size corresponding to the block size parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, and performs a micro-architectural control action to influence the handling of at least one bulk memory operation by memory operation processing circuitry. The micro-architectural control action varies depending on whether the block size exceeds the predetermined threshold, and further depending on the states of other components and operations within or coupled with the apparatus. The micro-architectural control action could include an alignment correction action, cache allocation control action, or processing circuitry selection action.